bullishbul‧lish /ˈbʊlɪʃ/ adjective 
Examples
He’s very bullish about the company’s prospects.2 technical in a business market that is bullish, the prices of shares are rising or seem likely to rise → bearish—bullishly adverb—bullishness noun [uncountable]
ExamplesEXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
Thesaurus- Analysts said the euro's resilience was a bullish signal for the currency.
- Excellent progress was made in disposing of properties in Arizona when the market was considerably more bullish.
- For more bullish clients he might suggest a maximum of 25 p.c. of the monthly saving could go into a Pep.
- Most take place at high points in the stockmarket cycle, when investors are at their most bullish.
- Mr Gross is less bullish than Mr Demler, even in the short term.
- That was the bullish message from the party as it launched its manifesto in Chelmsford yesterday.
- The most bullish thing a market can do is go up.
- The rosy outlook for equity prices over the near-term meshes with my bullish forecast for 30-year Treasury bonds.
THESAURUS► optimistic
Collocations believing that good things will happen: · I’m optimistic about our chances of winning.· an optimistic view of the future
► hopeful believing that what you hope for will happen: · The test results made him feel more hopeful about his chances of recovery.
► positive thinking about what is good in a situation, rather than what is bad: · Try to be more positive about your work.· She has a very positive attitude to life.
► upbeat having a cheerful attitude and showing that you expect to succeed, or that a situation will get better, especially the economic or political situation: · The prime minister was upbeat, predicting that the economy would soon come out of recession.· an upbeat message about the party’s chances of winning the election
► bullish feeling confident about the future – used especially when talking the economic situation, or a company’s chances of success: · He’s very bullish about the company’s prospects.· Stockmarket analysts expect the bullish trend to continue.
► sanguine formal hopeful and not worried about what will happen in the future, especially when the situation seems difficult – a very formal use: · Koons himself somehow remains sanguine in the face of all the criticism.· Other commentators are less sanguine, and fear that the world economy is on the verge of recession.
► rosy if the future or your life seems rosy, it seems good and you expect good things to happen: · The future looks rosy for the team.· Returning soldiers found life less rosy than they had hoped.· The price of oil keeps going up, and things look pretty rosy for the big oil companies.
► look on the bright side to consider the good parts of a situation, which seems bad in many other ways – used especially when telling someone that they should do this: · Look on the bright side – it could have been a lot worse.
WORD SETS► Stocks & Sharesbear, nounbearish, adjectivebear market, nounbond, nounbondholder, nounbroker, nounbrokerage, nounbull, nounbullish, adjectivebull market, nouncall option, nounclose, verbcommon stock, controlling interest, nouncrash, verbcrash, noundisinvestment, noundividend, nounDow Jones Average, float, verbflotation, noungilt, noungilt-edged, adjectiveinsider trading, nounirredeemable, adjectivejobber, nounjunk bond, nounmarketmaker, nounmutual fund, nounordinary shares, nounover-the-counter, adjectivepar, nounportfolio, nounprospectus, nounredemption, nounrights issue, nounsavings bond, nounsell-off, nounshare, nounshareholder, nounshare index, nounspread, nounstock, nounstockbroker, nounstock certificate, nounstock company, nounstock exchange, nounstockholder, nounstock market, nounsubscribe, verbtrade, verbunit trust, noununlisted, adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB► most
1[not before noun] feeling confident about the future: · Most take place at high points in the stockmarket cycle, when investors are at their most bullish.· The most bullish thing a market can do is go up.
He’s very bullish about the company’s prospects.2 technical in a business market that is bullish, the prices of shares are rising or seem likely to rise → bearish—bullishly adverb—bullishness noun [uncountable]