bearish
Example Sentences
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Put options give the right to sell a stock by a set price and typically represent a bearish wager.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026
In addition to oil, another bearish driver for bonds could be supply.
From Barron's ● Aug. 18, 2026
As Banderas plays him, he’s a bearish marvel of a man with the kind of earthy soul that would have had Ernest Hemingway chugging salty dogs on his barstool all night.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
Additionally, a surge in S&P 500 net call volume — that is, trading volume in bullish calls minus volume in bearish puts — over the past few trading sessions likely helped fuel the rally further.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 5, 2026
At my great-uncle’s funeral I secretly tested out feeling glad that he was dead—the six-foot bearish masculinity of him.
From "The Woman Warrior" by Maxine Hong Kingston
