short position
noun[C]
FINANCE,STOCK MARKETukus(alsobear position)asituationin which someonesellssharesthat they haveborrowedhopingthattheirpricewillfallbefore theybuythem back andreturnthem totheirowner, making aprofit:
Themarketwasstrongerasdealerswereclosingshortpositions.