deadcat bounce

 [ded-kat]

dead-cat bounce

  [ded-kat]
noun
Slang. a temporary recovery in stock prices after a steep decline, often resulting from the purchase of securities that have been sold short.
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  1. n.
    a small, knee-jerk rally in one of the financial markets. (A dead cat—or any other animal—will bounce only slightly after being dropped. Refers to a stock index or security price that bounces up only slightly after a precipitous fall. Securities market.) : The whole market gave only a deadcat bounce after the string of losses this last week.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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