bearishness
Expecting prices down
Bearishness is a pessimistic or negative outlook, especially about financial markets.
In investing, bearishness means expecting prices to fall—the opposite of bullishness.
The term extends beyond finance to any gloomy disposition or skeptical attitude: His bearishness about the project's chances proved justified.
Someone displaying bearishness anticipates decline rather than growth.
Sustained decrease over time
- sell-offRapid mass divestiture
- declineDecrease or refuse
- short-sellingBetting against a stock
- correctionFixing of mistakes
volatility · contraction · crash · recession · devaluation · dip · underperformance · liquidation
Pervasive dimness or dejection
- negativityDisposition toward pessimism
- cynicismDistrust of human sincerity
- skepticismDisposition toward doubt
- doubtLack of firm belief
bleakness · fatalism · defeatism · discouragement · hopelessness · distrust · worry · anxiety
downtrend
Sustained decrease over time
- sell-offRapid mass divestiture
- declineDecrease or refuse
- short-sellingBetting against a stock
correction · volatility · contraction · crash · recession · devaluation · dip · underperformance · liquidation · risk-off
gloom
Pervasive dimness or dejection
- negativityDisposition toward pessimism
- cynicismDistrust of human sincerity
- skepticismDisposition toward doubt
doubt · bleakness · fatalism · defeatism · discouragement · hopelessness · distrust · worry · anxiety · glumness
gruff
Harsh in manner
irritable · grumpy · cantankerous · churlish · ill-tempered · growl · grumble · stern · blunt · rough
- market sentimentbullish, bullishness, optimism, pessimism, fear
- bad attitudesnegativity, cynicism, pessimism, hostility, contempt
bearishnessbullishness
Confident expectation of gains
irrational exuberance · risk appetite · greed · animal spirits · FOMO
bearishnessoptimism
Tendency to expect good
hopefulness · confidence · positivity · sanguineness · cheerfulness
bear, bearing, bears, overbearing, bearable, bearer, forbearance, borne, forbearing