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The term “bull market” was coined after a bull charged at a trader and he called it “momentum.”

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The origin of the terms 'bull market' and 'bear market' is uncertain. They may refer to how the animals attack, with bulls thrusting horns upward and bears swiping downward. The charging-bull story is invented.

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