speculative
Example Sentences
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Its protracted slump has only been compounded by recent risk-off sentiment amid the war in Iran, causing investors to flee speculative biotech stocks.
From Barron's
However, it is in the volatile, frothy and speculative stock market, dominated by retail traders, where the most damage has been inflicted.
From MarketWatch
Japan’s top currency diplomat Atsushi Mimura warned of “decisive action” against speculative moves driving the yen’s decline near 160 to the dollar.
The same speculative trading that contributed to price surges early last year is ramping up again.
Overall, however, with gold down a fifth from its Jan. 28 peak, much of the deleveraging taken place and the speculative froth eliminated from positioning, Bruce is comfortable with his sizable weighting in gold.
From MarketWatch
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