Correct Option: C

A bear market is a market condition in which the prices of securities are falling, and widespread pessimism causes the negative sentiment to be selfsustaining. As investors anticipate losses in a bear market and selling continues, pessimism only grows. Bear investors believe that the value of a specific security or an industry is likely to decline in the future.Bears attempt to profit from a decline in prices. Bears are generally pessimistic about the state of a given market.