DEAD-CAT BOUNCE Definition & Meaning

dead-cat bounce

[ ded-kat ]

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Slang. a temporary recovery in stock prices after a steep decline, often resulting from the purchase of securities that have been sold short.

dead-cat bounce

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informal.
stock exchange a temporary recovery in prices following a substantial fall as a result of speculators buying stocks they have already sold rather than as a result of a genuine reversal of the downward trend

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So you may be tempted to respond to one of the countless crypto sales pitches that land in your inbox and your browser, hoping that it’s a real rally and not a dead-cat bounce.

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"Futures have stabilised, so we might see a dead-cat bounce tonight."

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"We are now in a bear market where rallies are more akin to a 'dead-cat bounce'," he said.

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It could be, but seasoned traders and investors will merely see it as a dead-cat bounce.

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Which is more or less what played out through the rest of the week, after what proved to be a dead-cat bounce on Tuesday.

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