evening star

NOUN

planet seen in west at sunset

Synonyms

WEAK

Hesper Hesperus Venus Vesper

Antonyms

WEAK

morning star

Example Sentences

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Near the highs, bearish signals appeared through an evening star formation in the first week of April 2024, followed by a dark cloud cover and bearish engulfing candles in July 2024 and May 2025.

From Barron's • May 20, 2026

A bearish evening star completed at the $200 figure on Nov. 12, and a 50% drawdown didn’t finish until a bullish morning star at $100 on Feb. 24.

From Barron's • May 4, 2026

Looking at the monthly chart over the last decade one can see the decline really started with the bearish evening star pattern completed in September 2021:

From Barron's • May 1, 2026

A cup base is taking shape, which began with a bearish evening star completed on Feb. 4 at the round $70 level.

From Barron's • Apr. 20, 2026

Whispers of an attack by the evening star.

From "Fablehaven" by Brandon Mull