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dead-cat bounce
dead-cat bouncean insignificant brief recovery that occurs after a steep declinedead-cat bounce D5051600 (dĕd′kăt′) n. 1. A short-lived rally near the bottom of an otherwise persistent decline in the market price of a stock, often caused by investors covering short positions. 2. An auspicious but ultimately short-lived improvement in an otherwise unfavorable trend. [From expressions such as even a dead cat will bounce if it falls far and fast enough.] dead-cat bounce n (Stock Exchange) stock exchange informal 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 dead′-cat bounce′ (ˈdɛdˌkæt) n. Slang. a temporary recovery in stock prices after a steep decline, often resulting from the purchase of securities that have been sold short. [1985–90] IdiomsSeea dead cat bounce |