exuberance

At the same time, the bears argue that it’s a sign of potentially irrational exuberance when margin debt increases for many months in a row.

Monday’s “excess exuberance” also drove Wells Fargo analyst Timna Tanners to downgrade the shares to Sell from Hold.

“A sign of late-cycle exuberance is when executives from the major producers begin leaving to join junior explorers,” Hunter tells WSJ.

Part of this year’s market exuberance has been based on the idea that tax cuts and falling interest rates will heat up the economy, fueling a new burst of growth.

Isaac plays him with a pitchman’s exuberance that sags as the corners of his mouth wrench down in disappointment.