How to Use bearish in a Sentence

bearish

adjective
  • The market has been bearish lately.
  • The lower the index, the more bearish the pros feel about stocks.
    Michael Joseph, Fortune, 14 Sep. 2023
  • In this market, the Rule of 40 is bearish, while the Rule of X is bullish.
    Byallie Garfinkle, Fortune, 17 Jan. 2024
  • Some investors and traders see this move as a bearish sign.
    Frank Holmes, Forbes, 18 July 2022
  • Calderon, a bearish man with a white stripe in his dark, curly beard, seemed shaken.
    Rachel Monroe, The New Yorker, 18 Jan. 2022
  • In April, his bearish views turned out to be right, but his timing, well, was a bit off.
    Will Daniel, Fortune, 16 May 2022
  • But the success of bearish traders in 2022 goes beyond luck.
    Lu Wang, Bloomberg.com, 30 June 2022
  • The co-founder of investment firm GMO is known for his bearish views.
    Julia Horowitz, CNN, 13 Apr. 2023
  • All the while, stocks were climbing out of a bearish phase into a bull market.
    Nicole Goodkind, CNN, 22 June 2023
  • And that's why some short sellers are giving up on their bearish bets.
    Paul R. La Monica, CNN, 6 July 2021
  • However, this was short-lived as the market entered its bearish phase in 2022, and the price took a hit.
    Jon Stojan, USA TODAY, 16 Aug. 2023
  • Chukumba has been bearish on Bed Bath & Beyond for over a year now.
    Will Daniel, Fortune, 28 Dec. 2022
  • Pundits who were bearish a week ago will claim that the correction is over.
    Jon Markman, Forbes, 31 Jan. 2022
  • In other words, it’s been a difficult time to be bearish.
    Joe Rennison, New York Times, 28 July 2023
  • Kroger stock has seen strong bearish sentiment in the options pits for the past couple weeks as well.
    Schaeffer's Investment Research, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2023
  • Volumes in bullish options on the stock exceeded bearish bets by more than 100 times as of 1 p.m. in New York.
    Norah Mulinda, Fortune, 10 Aug. 2023
  • So why is Cahall even more bearish on Paramount’s stock now?
    Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 Oct. 2022
  • That would be a few bucks down from the current market rate—and far more bearish than most banks' projections.
    David Uberti, WSJ, 17 Jan. 2023
  • The fund manager made a bearish bet on the direction of the stock market, and his fund got crushed when stocks rallied.
    New York Times, 21 Mar. 2022
  • That's the most bearish reading for the measure since December 2011.
    Julia Horowitz, CNN, 16 Aug. 2021
  • That was the lowest bearish reading since 21.5% on August 2nd.
    Tom Aspray, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2023
  • The daily graph shows falling relative strength and has a bearish tone.
    Bill Sarubbi, Forbes, 7 May 2023
  • Oil prices could still fall For consumers, the good news is that, outside of the risk of a bad hurricane season, Citi is bearish on oil prices.
    Matt Egan, CNN, 17 Aug. 2023
  • Traders have been bearish on Bitcoin lately, and that has brought about a big liquidation over the past few days.
    Steven Lemongello, orlandosentinel.com, 11 Feb. 2022
  • That erased some of the recent market gains and caused an increase in the bearish market commentary.
    Tom Aspray, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2023
  • The stock market rally of 2023 this year has forced many Wall Street strategists to pare back their bearish estimates.
    Hardika Singh, WSJ, 20 Sep. 2023
  • Today’s stock market is not buying the bearish view of Wayfair.
    Peter Cohan, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2023
  • If there’s ever a sequel to the Flintstones movie, the bearish Crahan, 30 and a father of three, could be John Goodman’s stunt double.
    Matthias Clamer, SPIN, 7 Aug. 2022
  • Inflation is soaring, Wall Street is bearish, the supply chain is clogged.
    David Oshinsky, WSJ, 29 July 2022
  • But the market remains 51% lower year-to-date and bearish investors are lurking.
    wsj.com, 12 May 2023

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