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positioning

British  
/ pəˈzɪʃənɪŋ /

noun

  1. the position held by a product brand in the opinion of consumers, in comparison with its competitors' brands

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Liquidity dried up first where positioning was most crowded.

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The narrative has just been “muted by geopolitics and positioning” in the oil market, he said.

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Warsh didn’t spend years positioning himself for this job to torch it on principle.

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“When you look at positioning and risk reversals — they are at extremes, and that’s where you have to start thinking about how much more downside is there if everyone’s bearish and positioned for more downside.”

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Investors realized their portfolios were underhedged against sudden policy shocks — and that those shocks can arrive faster than positioning can adjust.

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