Bear

Synonyms: Bearish, Bear Run

A “bearish” or “bear” trader is one who is advocating going short on a currency in the expectation it will depreciate.

A bear market refers to a fall in price in a single asset, security or commodity, securities group, or, of the market as a whole.

A belief that an instrument, asset or market will go down in value (e.g. a stock value or feeling against the market as a whole).

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