A bear market occurs when the stock market declines by at least 20%, as measured by a major stock market index such as the Dow Jones Industrial Average or S&P 500.
If you would like to see all the bear markets of the last 100+ years try our long-term Dow chart.
Related Terms: Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) – Standard and Poor’s 500 Index – S&P 500 – Bull Market – Bearish
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