bullishness

Expecting prices rise

Bullishness is confident optimism, especially about financial markets or investments.

A trader's bullishness about tech stocks means they expect prices to rise.

The term comes from the bull as a symbol of aggressive upward force—bulls attack by thrusting horns upward.

Beyond finance, bullishness describes any strong confidence that conditions will improve: Her bullishness about the project's success proved contagious.

optimism

confidence

Self-assurance or trust

conviction · buoyancy · sanguinity · euphoria · exuberance · assurance · certainty · boldness · expectation · cheerfulness

market

rally

Gathering for a cause

buying · long position · uptrend · gains · profit · growth · speculation · equities · commodities · securities

aggression

assertiveness

Confident self-expression quality

persistence · tenacity · determination · audacity · brashness · insistence · stubbornness · obstinacy · relentlessness · single-mindedness

Categories
Opposites
market sentiment

bullishnessbearishness

Expectation of falling prices

pessimism · risk aversion · doom and gloom · skepticism · defeatism

confidence and assertiveness

bullishnessdiffidence

Modest self-distrust

timidity · hesitancy · meekness · cautiousness · tentativeness

Family

bull, bully, bulletin, bullied, bulldozer, bullock, bullies, bulldog, bulldoze

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Positive · Rated G