risk-on
Chasing higher returns
Risk-on describes market conditions or investor sentiment favoring aggressive, higher-risk investments.
When traders are in risk-on mode, they buy stocks, commodities, and emerging-market assets while selling safer holdings like government bonds.
The opposite is risk-off, when fear drives money toward safe havens: The market shifted to risk-on after the Fed announcement.
Often used as a modifier: risk-on assets, risk-on environment.
Ownership stakes in corporations
- stocksOwnership stakes or inventory
- emerging marketsRapidly growing economies
- commoditiesTradeable raw materials
- cryptoDigital currency system
growth stocks · small-caps · junk bonds · options · futures · venture capital · IPOs · SPACs
Expecting market gains
- optimismTendency to expect good
- confidenceSelf-assurance or trust
- greedExcessive desire for wealth
- euphoriaIntense emotional high
FOMO · animal spirits · exuberance · momentum · aggressive · speculation · leverage · fearless
Of great extent
- overweightExceeding healthy mass
- diversificationExpanding into varied areas
- rebalancingRestoring proper proportions
- swing tradingMulti-day position speculation
Sustained price increase
- outperformanceExceeding a comparison standard
- breakoutSudden escape from restraint
equities
Ownership stakes in corporations
- stocksOwnership stakes or inventory
- emerging marketsRapidly growing economies
- commoditiesTradeable raw materials
crypto · growth stocks · small-caps · junk bonds · options · futures · venture capital · IPOs · SPACs · meme stocks
bullish
Expecting market gains
- optimismTendency to expect good
- confidenceSelf-assurance or trust
- greedExcessive desire for wealth
euphoria · FOMO · animal spirits · exuberance · momentum · aggressive · speculation · leverage · fearless · opportunistic
long
Of great extent
- overweightExceeding healthy mass
- diversificationExpanding into varied areas
- rebalancingRestoring proper proportions
swing trading · active management · margin trading · growth investing
market rally
Sustained price increase
- outperformanceExceeding a comparison standard
- breakoutSudden escape from restraint
risk-onrisk-off
Flight from volatile assets
risk-averse · defensive · flight to safety · capital preservation · deleveraging
risk-onrisk-off
Flight from volatile assets
fear · panic · bearish · cautious · pessimistic
risk-onbear market
Prolonged securities decline
market correction · sell-off · market panic · liquidity crisis
risk, on, risks, risky, riskier, riskiest, riskiness, risked, risking