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bearish

[bair-ish] / ˈbɛər ɪʃ /
















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“Historically, when both the NDX and SPX trigger a bearish outside week at the same time, weakness is likely to persist over the following two weeks but with mixed yet clustered results,” said Citi.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 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

The July contract “ran into a bearish weekend trifecta of milder weather forecasts, weak LNG and rising supply,” Eli Rubin of EBW Analytics says in a note.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

A temporary panic flared up in May when many observers misread options activity on a filing and concluded Aschenbrenner turned bearish.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

Herrod, whom I’d met several times on the mountain, was an amiable thirty-seven-year-old of bearish build.

From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer




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