The Difference Between Bullish & Bearish in Investing

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Explained: Bullish versus Bearish in Finance

Bulls think the price of something will go up.

Bears think the price will go down

For example, a bull might buy a stock because they think its price will increase. A bear would sell out, short it or not buy at all.

Why is the timeframe important? 

If you ask an investor, “are you bullish on XYZ stock?” they might say, “yes”. But that alone doesn’t tell you much.

Their timeframe for investing might be different to yours and they could change their opinion depending on the time horizon.

For example, they could be bullish over the next month but bearish over on the next five years. 

That’s why it’s best to ask how they long they are investing for.

Why is it called Bear and Bull?

No-one knows for certain but one thing we know is that bulls attack with their horns by going forward and swinging upwards. Bears swing their claws down.

We don’t have proof, but it sounds good!

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Owen Raszkiewicz

Owen Raszkiewicz

Owen is the Chief Investment Officer of Rask Invest and Founder of Rask. Since founding The Rask Group in 2017 in the hillside suburb of Upwey, Victoria, Owen has overseen the growth of the Rask platform to over 200,000 investor followers. Today, Owen oversees the Rask Analyst team, which helps more than 4,000 Aussies build core portfolios from ETFs and shares, he hosts Australia's biggest investing podcast, The Australian Investors Podcast, appears on Rask's other channels, covering Property, Business and Finance; and leads Rask Education - our education platform which has enrolled over 25,000 Australians into free finance courses. Prior to founding Rask, Owen was an investment analyst at the highly regarded managed funds research business and a writer/analyst for one of the most well-known share market publications. Owen’s formal qualifications include a Master of Applied Finance and Master of Financial Planning from Kaplan Professional, Bachelor of Technology (Information Systems) from Swinburne University of Technology, Advanced Diploma of Financial Services (Financial Planning) and Diploma of Mortgage Broking Management. He's also completed level 1 of the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) program.

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