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bearish

[bair-ish] / ˈbɛər ɪʃ /
















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He put about 10% of his portfolio in credit-default swaps that would gain value if bond investors turned bearish on the automaker.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

The VanEck Semiconductor ETF has formed a bearish head and shoulders pattern and is now stuck between its downward-sloping 50-day simple moving average and 200-day moving average.

From Barron's • Apr. 2, 2026

The break above the bearish descending triangle I mentioned recently is now being retested and look for this to resume its advance upward, potentially toward 5%, where it peaked in late 2023.

From Barron's • Apr. 2, 2026

Because the timing of labor market displacement is so uncertain, Muddy Waters recommends using derivative exposure to take a bearish view on corporate credit.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

At the front of the pack, the bearish boy stretched his stick toward the red.shoed girl.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman