bearish

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As long as these ratios are rising, that is bearish for stocks, and so the sell signals from these ratios remain intact.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026

“Where the pattern remains to the bearish side is June 15-19 as weather systems track across the northern and central and eastern U.S. with highs of 60s-70s for light national demand.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

A bearish harami on Jan. 16 marked the start of a healthy drawdown and the formation of a cup-with-handle base.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

A bearish outside week is when the current week’s trading range completely eclipses the previous week’s range — suggesting sellers have taken control of the market from buyers.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

So that now, as I quickly try to sketch my early years, what comes back most clearly is just that: the brown orb of my father’s sleepy, bearish eye.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides