Negative sign (astrology)
In astrology, a negative, receptive, dispassive, yin, nocturnal or feminine sign refers to any of the six even-numbered signs of the zodiac: Taurus, Cancer, Virgo, Scorpio, Capricorn, or Pisces. There is no value judgment attached to the terms negative or positive. They may be linked to polarities in electrical charge: some charges are positive and some are negative. Neither side is "good" nor "bad"—they are merely different.

These signs constitute the earth and water triplicities.

Introduction to signs
In astrology, there are two groups: positive and negative. These two groups also
include six individual signs that are called zodiac signs. The negative signs associated
with the zodiac are Taurus, Virgo, Capricorn, Scorpio, Pisces and Cancer. The positive
signs associated with the zodiac are Aries, Gemini, Leo, Libra, Sagittarius, and
Aquarius.  The twelve signs are divided into two
groups based upon one's exact time and place of birth. The negative and positive signs
alternate, starting with Aries as positive and Taurus as negative and continuing this pattern through the list of zodiac signs.

Different types of sign terminology
The signs negative and positive are referred to as a negative-sunsign or a
positive-sunsign. There are many terms used in astrology to differentiate the
two groups. In Chinese astrology, the two groups are categorized as yin and yang, corresponding respectively to negative and positive.  Standen explains that different astrologers may refer to signs by different names. For example, an astrologer may refer to positive signs as masculine and negative signs as feminine. Each sign is divided into two main
types: active and passive. As a general rule, the active type will be called masculine and the passive type will be called feminine.

The “Sunsign Effect”
The sunsign effect is a pattern of alternating high and low extraversion-scores for
the 12 signs. Jan J.F. van Rooij did an experiment on Introversion-Extraversion: astrology
versus psychology, to see if those in the negative sunsign were introverted and those in
the positive sunsign were extroverted. Van Rooijs did this experiment on those with
astrological knowledge and on those with no astrological knowledge. The trend was only confirmed in those with astrological knowledge.

Element Associated with negative signs
Earth and Water are the elements attached to those who are in the negative sign.
Earth is the element of Taurus, Virgo, and Capricorn. Water is the element of Cancer, Scorpio, and Pisces. Elements are the basic traits of the signs. They reveal the fundamental aspects of the personality.

Hall explains that water signs are more in tune with their emotions and are comfortable showing them. Water signs bring a certain presence to a situation; they seek out the problem and fix it.

Earth signs are described by Hall as earthy people. These signs focus on the things
that connect us to the earth: things that bring peace, as opposed to focusing on the material world.