contrarian
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I have reliably poor instincts about that sort of thing, so this will be a valuable contrarian signal.
From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026
Citadel said that retail investors are increasingly contrarian by nature, and the recent selling during rallies supports this.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 9, 2026
So there was no contrarian buy signal — defined as timers being more pessimistic than on at least 90% of prior trading sessions.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 9, 2026
“We believe this combination of severe price compression, completely exhausted market breadth, and extreme pessimism is not a cause for panic, but rather a classic contrarian trading opportunity,” they wrote.
From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026
It was all part of the Adams pattern, an iconoclastic and contrarian temperament that relished alienation.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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