dead-cat\ bounce

dead-cat\ bounce
Wallstreet expression describing the phenomenon of a stock bottoming out to near-nil and then recovering with a sharp buying spree from bargin hunters. The notion being that even a dead-cat will bounce if dropped from a high enough point.

Enron stocks continue to experience a dead-cat bounce long after financial pundits considered the conglomerate a moribound interest.


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  • Dead cat bounce — For the Irish comedy rock band, see Dead Cat Bounce (comedy band). In economics, a dead cat bounce is a small, brief recovery in the price of a declining stock.[1] Derived from the idea that even a dead cat will bounce if it falls from a great… …   Wikipedia

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  • dead cat bounce — A small upmove in a bear market. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary * * * dead cat bounce dead cat bounce ➔ bounce2 * * *    A rise in the price of a financial instrument, or an overall market, after a prolonged fall. This is likely to be followed by …   Financial and business terms

  • dead cat bounce — (ded kat BOWNS) n. A temporary recovery from a major drop in a stock s price. Also: dead cat bounce. Example Citations: After glancing at the top performing funds of the second quarter, investors may be forgiven for wondering if they have somehow …   New words

  • dead-cat\ bounce — Wallstreet expression describing the phenomenon of a stock bottoming out to near nil and then recovering with a sharp buying spree from bargin hunters. The notion being that even a dead cat will bounce if dropped from a high enough point. Enron… …   Dictionary of american slang

  • dead cat bounce — n. Stock Market a temporary recovery in share prices after a substantial fall, caused by speculators buying in order to cover their positions * * * ˌdead cat ˈbounce [dead cat bounce] noun a temporary and small upward movement in share prices… …   Useful english dictionary

  • dead-cat bounce — /ded kat / 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 noun (stock exchange sl) A temporary recovery of share prices following …   Useful english dictionary

  • dead-cat bounce — very little recovery after a loss, not coming up again    The broker said, It was a dead cat bounce. Stocks remain low …   English idioms

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