1
: suggestive of a bull (as in brawniness)
2
a
: marked by, tending to cause, or hopeful of rising prices (as in a stock market)
a bullish market
bullish policies
bullish investors
b
: optimistic about something's or someone's prospects
bullish on the company's future
bullishly
adverb
bullishness
noun
Examples of bullish in a Sentence
Members of her party are bullish about her reelection.
They are bullish about the future of the product.
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The bullish trendline in question is DELL’s 260-day moving average, which represents a 52-week or approximately a 1-year trend analysis.
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Schaeffer's Investment Research, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
Analysts have hiked price targets on these 5 stocks ahead of earnings next month A large number of Wall Street analysts have turned bullish on five stocks ahead of their quarterly earnings reports.
—Ganesh Rao, CNBC, 11 Dec. 2024
With the team trying to rebound from last season’s dismal fourth-place finish, the Twins’ president of baseball operations said during the Winter Meetings that his club remains bullish on the three-time All-Star shortstop.
—Dan Hayes, The Athletic, 10 Dec. 2024
Similarly, Fabien Penone, Ambassador of France to Indonesia, is bullish about the Indonesia-France Film Lab, which is envisioned as a sustainable, long-term initiative, growing in scale and influence over time.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 8 Dec. 2024
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Schaeffer's Investment Research, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
Analysts have hiked price targets on these 5 stocks ahead of earnings next month A large number of Wall Street analysts have turned bullish on five stocks ahead of their quarterly earnings reports.
—Ganesh Rao, CNBC, 11 Dec. 2024
With the team trying to rebound from last season’s dismal fourth-place finish, the Twins’ president of baseball operations said during the Winter Meetings that his club remains bullish on the three-time All-Star shortstop.
—Dan Hayes, The Athletic, 10 Dec. 2024
Similarly, Fabien Penone, Ambassador of France to Indonesia, is bullish about the Indonesia-France Film Lab, which is envisioned as a sustainable, long-term initiative, growing in scale and influence over time.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 8 Dec. 2024
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“Bullish.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bullish. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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