pessimism
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With copper’s long-term uptrend intact and sentiment turning up from extreme pessimism, copper becomes a conditional confirmation test for the reopening theme.
From Barron's • Apr. 3, 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
Against the backdrop of broader software pessimism, one corner of the sector is shaping up to be not merely a survivor of the artificial-intelligence revolution but also a major beneficiary of it.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 14, 2026
If debate now mirrors this public caution, that may be less a sign of unhealthy pessimism than of public prudence shaped by experience.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 8, 2026
There was a great contrast between his world pessimism and personal cheeriness.
From "A Farewell To Arms" by Ernest Hemingway
Vocabulary lists containing pessimism
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