Nobody really knows the origin of this word, however it is one that financiers love to hear as a bullish market is one which is optimistic or upbeat, one which is going up. “The market is bullish owing to the positive economic climate.”
Investors who are optimistic and believe that a stock, index or market will rise are known as bulls.
Its opposite (or antonym if you want to impress) is bearish.
You’ll probably recognise the suffix ( or bit added to the end of the word) ISH on the end of some nationalities such as English, Danish, Spanish, but did you know that it can also mean “vaguely or approximately” ? That means you can say “the company is thirtyish”, ” the colour is yellowish “, or “it’s half past two ish “.
And now I have to leave you as I’m running lateish.