contrarians

Noun

contrarian (plural contrarians)

1. A person who likes or tends to express a contradicting viewpoint, especially from one held by a majority of people, usually because of nonconformity or spite.
   • Christopher [Hitchens] is bored by the epithet contrarian, which has been trailing him around for a quarter of a century. What he is, in any case, is an autocontrarian: he seeks not just the most difficult position, but the most difficult position for Christopher Hitchens.2011 April 28, Martin Amis, “Amis on Hitchens: ‘He’s one of the most terrifying rhetoricians the world has seen’”, in The Observer, London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC; republished as...

   Antonyms:

   slipstreamer

2. A financial investor who tends to have an opinion of market trends at variance with most others.
   • [T]o succeed as a contrarian, you have to be able to time trades in exactly the opposite direction of the majority. This means you have to move in when everyone else is fearful, and step back when everyone else is euphoric. This advice is easier to give than to follow, so contrarians are not just...2010, Michael C. Thomsett, “The Contrarian Approach to Trading”, in Getting Started in Stock Investing and Trading (Getting Started in …; 89), Hoboken, N.J.: John Wiley & Sons, →ISBN, part III...

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