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Bullish vs. Bearish

Optimistic about prices rising versus pessimistic about them falling.

The comparisoni

✗ Wrong

She's bearish on tech — she expects the sector to rally.

✓ Correct

She's bullish on tech — she expects the sector to rally.

The ruleii

BULLISH = expects rise. BEARISH = expects fall.

BULLISH investors expect prices to rise (bulls attack by thrusting upward). BEARISH ones expect them to fall (bears strike down). The imagery dates to 18th-century London.

Memory aidiii

Remember it like this

Bulls up. Bears down.

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