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bearish Definition

bear·ish (beris̸h)

adjective

  1. bearlike; rude, rough, surly, etc.
    1. falling, or causing, expecting, etc. a fall, as in prices on the stock exchange
    2. pessimistic

bearish Related Forms
bear·ishly adverb bear·ish·ness noun
bearish Usage Examples

Preposition: on

  • stock: The funds are underweight in oils and pharmaceuticals, although Tony is not bearish on bank stocks.
  • commodity: I read that Warren B was bearish on commodities ( and house prices ) recently and has 70 billion " ready " to invest.

Modifies a noun

  • volatility: Long Put Spread Buy a put, sell put at a lower strike Market bearish, volatility neutral.
  • viewpoint: This has not been an issue when I post a bearish viewpoint.
  • comment: EMI was also suffering from bearish comments by a leading broker.
  • market: It buys higher-yielding shares aggressively during bearish stock markets.
  • view: The strikes between 3,925 and 3,525 look sensible with regard to your bearish view So now you've got to play around with them.
  • divergence: There was some slow down in the upward momentum on Friday, which could be indicative of an imminent bearish divergence.

Modifying Another Word

  • very: One of their regular contributors James Ferguson wrote a very bearish piece on Gold about 18 months ago.

Used with adjective complement

  • turn: When they see prices falling the bulls turn bearish, sellers accept bid prices which drives all prices down.

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