bearish

bearish
When market prices tend to go lower, the market is said to be bearish. Someone who expects prices to trend lower is "bearish." The CENTER ONLINE Futures Glossary
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Words used to describe investor attitude. A bearish investor believes that a particular asset or the market as a whole will decline in value. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary

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bearish bear‧ish [ˈbeərɪʆ ǁ ˈber-] adjective FINANCE
expecting prices on a financial market to fall or economic activity to slow down:

• Trading was bearish after pessimistic weekend news.

• Today's report on declining auto sales will provide bearish news for the market.

• Losses in New York added to the bearish mood.

bearish on

• He is still bearish on aluminum stocks.

— compare bullish

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   Holding a belief that prices will fall. A bearish sentiment in the market will therefore push prices lower. The opposite of bullish.
   ► See also Bullish.

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bearish UK US /ˈbeərɪʃ/ US  /ˈberɪʃ/ adjective FINANCE, STOCK MARKET
► expecting prices on a financial market to go down: bearish comments/news/predictions »

Technology stocks had another bad day after yet more bearish news from America.

 bearish analysts/brokers/investors »

Some of the buying came from previously bearish investors.

 remain/turn bearish on sth »

They remain bearish on financial stocks because of the state of the economy.

► expecting that something will not be successful: bearish about sth »

Analysts were bearish about the merger's prospects in the light of the news.

 bearish on sth »

A rash of new data has stoked debate over whether overseas investors are growing dangerously bearish on the U.S. economy.

→ Compare BULLISH(Cf. ↑bullish)

Financial and business terms. 2012.

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