bullish
Expecting prices up
Bullish means optimistic or confident, especially about rising prices.
In finance, a bullish investor expects markets to go up and buys accordingly—the opposite of bearish.
The term extends beyond markets: I'm bullish on the new hire.
The underlying image is of a bull charging forward aggressively.
Bullish can also simply mean stubborn or forceful.
Ownership stakes or inventory
- investingCommitting capital for gain
- tradingExchanging for value
- equitiesOwnership stakes in corporations
- securitiesTradeable financial assets
rally · uptrend · capital gains · portfolio · dividends · shareholder · brokerage · exchange
Feeling positive expectation
- upbeatCheerfully optimistic
- positiveAffirming or certain
- sanguineCheerfully optimistic temperament
- enthusiasticShowing intense eager enjoyment
buoyant · confident · encouraging · promising · rosy · bright · eager · gung-ho
Exerting strong pressure
- dominantHaving superior influence
- confrontationalInclined toward hostile encounters
- assertiveConfidently self-assured
- pushyUnpleasantly forceful in manner
headstrong · stubborn · obstinate · relentless · persistent · insistent · unyielding · dogged
stocks
Ownership stakes or inventory
- investingCommitting capital for gain
- tradingExchanging for value
- equitiesOwnership stakes in corporations
securities · rally · uptrend · capital gains · portfolio · dividends · shareholder · brokerage · exchange · S&P 500
hopeful
Feeling positive expectation
enthusiastic · buoyant · confident · encouraging · promising · rosy · bright · eager · gung-ho · can-do
forceful
Exerting strong pressure
- dominantHaving superior influence
- confrontationalInclined toward hostile encounters
- assertiveConfidently self-assured
pushy · headstrong · stubborn · obstinate · relentless · persistent · insistent · unyielding · dogged · single-minded
matador
Bullfight's fatal sword wielder
horns · charge · stampede · bullring · Pamplona · picador · banderillero · cape · muleta · snort
- Bullsbulldog, bulletin, bullfight, bullhorn, bullring
- optimismoptimism, hope, positive thinking, positivity, hopeful
- positive outlookhopeful, positive, optimistic, upbeat, cheerful
- business adjectivescommercial, corporate, economic, financial, fiscal
- market movementsup, down, rising, falling, increase
- market outlookbearish, optimistic, pessimistic, forecast, outlook
bullishbearish
Expecting market decline
pessimistic · short · risk-averse · selling · defensive
bullishpessimistic
Expecting negative outcomes
bearish · gloomy · dispirited · cynical · doubtful