LeoGlossary: Bear

A bear is something who is pessimistic about the price of a particular asset increasing. This is often denoted by saying one is "bearish".

Some assets that that fall into this category:

• stocks
• commodities
• cryptocurrencies
• bonds
• real estate

When a market has the overall optimistic sentiment coupled with falling prices it is called a bear market.

Bears often position themselves for profit by shorting an asset.

This is the opposite of a bull.

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