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Bears trade
/bɛərz treɪd/
Definition
1
In American professional football (NFL), a player transaction or exchange involving the Chicago Bears team, often sparking heated debates among fans about roster moves.
2
In finance, the strategies or positions taken by 'bears'—investors betting on a market decline—such as short selling or buying puts.
Examples
Fans are still reeling from that Bears trade where they shipped off their best receiver for a draft pick and a prayer.
In a classic bears trade, Wall Street wolves shorted the market just before the big dip, howling all the way to the bank.
The Bears trade rumor mill is churning faster than a rookie at training camp—will they finally land that superstar?
He executed the perfect bears trade during the crash, turning pessimism into a portfolio party.