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dead cat bounces

dead cat bounces is the plural of dead cat bounce.

Meaning of dead cat bounce

Noun

dead cat bounce (plural dead cat bounces)

  1. (idiomatic) A temporary recovery in the price of a financial instrument which has fallen rapidly and is expected to fall further in the long run.
    • Now, if you look at the chart of a stock that has suffered a collapse, you will see that at the bottom of each drop there is a small uptick, a rise in the price. This uptick, representing the smart money getting out because it knows what is coming, and fools getting in because they don't, is known...1988, Sarah Graves [pseudonym; Mary Squibb], The Dead Cat Bounce (Home Repair is Homicide Series; 1), New York, N.Y.: Bantam Books, →ISBN

Questions about dead cat bounces

What is dead cat bounces the plural of?
Dead cat bounces is the plural of dead cat bounce.

Words near dead cat bounces in the dictionary

  1. dead cake
  2. dead cakes
  3. dead calm
  4. dead cat
  5. dead cat bounce
  6. dead cat bounces
  7. dead cats
  8. dead catted
  9. dead catting
  10. dead center
  11. dead centers

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