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bear·ish (ber′is̸h)

adjective

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

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bearish Usage Examples

Preposition: on

  • stock: The funds are underweight in oils and pharmaceuticals, although Tony is not bearish on bank stocks.

Modifies a noun

  • volatility: Long Put Spread Buy a put, sell put at a lower strike Market bearish, volatility neutral.

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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