Contrarian
A contrarian is a person who holds a contrary position, especially a position against the majority.[1]
Investing
A contrarian investing style is based on identifying, and speculating against, movements in stock prices that reflect changes in the sentiments of most investors.
See also
- Conformity
- Counterculture
- Devil's advocate
- Dissent
- Dissenter
- Letters to a Young Contrarian by Christopher Hitchens, a noted contrarian
- Oppositional defiant disorder (ODD)
References
- Safire, William (April 9, 1989). "Gun That Rumor Down". The New York Times. Retrieved February 20, 2015.
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