Words used to describe investor attitude. A bearish investor believes that a particular asset or the market as a whole will decline in value.

"grumpy, surly," 1744, from bear (n.) + -ish. Related: Bearishly; bearishness.

An adjective describing the opinion that a stock, or a market in general, will decline in price; a negative or pessimistic outlook.

Believing that a price will fall. Also describes a market which shows signs of falling.

One who believes that prices will fall. The opposite of bullish.

Definition Believing that a particular security, a sector, or the overall market is about to fall. opposite of bullish.

Negative for price direction; favoring a declining market. For example "We are bearish EURUSD". This means we think the Euro will weaken against the dollar.

Downward-moving (prices), or expecting a downward movement in prices (investors).

(adj) expecting prices to fall

An attitude or indication implying that prices are likely to experience a substantial decline.

When market prices tend to go lower, the market is said to be bearish. Someone who expects prices to trend lower is "bearish."

An expectation that an underlying market will go down in price. The term may also be applied to any position, which will profit from a decline in the underlying market.

the outlook that the price of a stock or the market will drop

An unfavorable view on any player, team, game, or situation. It is the opposite of bullish.

A pessimistic outlook on a particular player, team, or situation. If you’ve got a bearish feeling about a player, you wouldn’t use him in your lineups.

Words used to describe investor attitude. A bearish investor believes that a particular asset or the market as a whole will decline in value.