Bull Run

what is a bull market?

Learn Crypto

Beginner
Intermediate
Advanced
From Billionaire to Prison: The Story of Sam Bankman-Fried - Saints And Sinners #2
Subscribe

A Bull Run is a period where prices keep climbing, fueled by a strong economy and a general sense of optimism among investors.

The name isn’t just randomly given—it comes from the way a bull attacks, thrusting its horns upward into the air. That upward motion is the perfect metaphor for a chart where the line just keeps heading toward the top. Experts don’t call a market a bullish one until an index like the S&P 500 has climbed at least 20% from its recent low and stayed there for a while.

How to Spot One

It is easy to see the signs of a bull market. These signs include a high trading volume, indicating that everyone is eager to participate, robust earnings, indicating that companies are generating profits, and a low rate of unemployment. There is also a loop where optimism becomes contagious: as prices rise, people get FOMO (fear of missing out), they buy in, and that demand pushes prices even higher.

A bull market does not just happen by accident. Usually, there is a catalyst behind the scenes, such as a major tech breakthrough, business-friendly laws, or—most commonly—the Federal Reserve cutting interest rates. When it’s cheaper to borrow money, businesses expand, and investors move their cash out of boring savings accounts and into the stock market to chase better returns.

Join our newsletter

The most important thing to remember is that gravity always wins eventually. Bull markets are great, but they are not permanent. Whether it’s because stocks got too expensive, interest rates spiked, or a sudden event caught everyone off guard, the cycle eventually changes. Smart investors enjoy the phase, but they should stay levelheaded.

Synonyms:
Up market, Rising market, Boom market, Bull run

Disclaimer: Coin Medium is not responsible for any losses or damages resulting from reliance on any content, products, or services mentioned in our articles or content belonging to the Coin Medium brand, including but not limited to its social media, newsletters, or posts related to Coin Medium team members.

Related Terms

Miner

Within the cryptocurrency environment, miners act as highly specialized auditors. Their principal duty involves acting as the network’s foundational support, verifying each transaction and then recording them in a public ledger, the blockchain. Because digital currency lacks a central banking authority for regulation, miners are essential in preventing double-spending, thus upholding the system’s integrity and security. You don’t need a degree or a license to become a miner. Anyone with the right equipment and a stable internet connection can join.

Mining Pool

Think of a mining pool like a group of friends chipping in to buy a stack of lottery tickets together. In the early days of Bitcoin, you could mine coins on a basic laptop. But today, the competition is so fierce that an individual stands almost zero chance of “solving” a block alone. To fix this, miners pool their computing power (hashrate) together to act as one giant, powerful machine. When you join a pool, your computer isn’t trying to

Mining

Think of crypto mining as the digital version of a high-stakes audit. Even though we use terms like “mining,” there aren’t any physical shovels involved. Instead, it’s a global network of powerful computers working around the clock to fact-check every single transaction. Because cryptocurrencies don’t have a central bank to validate transactions, they rely on a community of miners to act as the ultimate referees. When you send Bitcoin to a friend, your transaction doesn’t go through instantly. It waits