The phrase "bear phase" refers to a period in the stock market when prices are falling or expected to fall. It means that there is a general decline in the stock market, which can lead investors to be cautious or pessimistic about their investments.
Sentences with «bear phase»
In the next bear phase its market value fell well below my cost. (safalniveshak.com)
The fund has not really been tested in varied bear phases like the one of 2008, but it did manage to contain the downside quite well, in 2011. (blog.roboadviso.com)
Corporate credit cycles last four to seven years, and the last bear phase was 2000 - 2002. (alephblog.com)