Bear
A trader who expects prices to fall and may sell or go short to profit from it.
In plain English
A trader who expects prices to fall and may sell or go short to profit from it.
A bear thinks the market is heading down. The image is a bear swiping its paws downward. Bears sell short or stay out, waiting for cheaper prices.
Its opposite is a bull. Being 'bearish' on a currency pair means you expect the base currency to weaken against the quote.
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