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Falling Knife

A stock whose price has fallen significantly in a short period of time.

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Don't try to catch a falling knife or you'll end up getting hurt!

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See also: Air Pocket Stock, Bloodletting, Capitulation, Correction, Fallen Angel, Flight to Quality, In the Penalty Box, Panic Selling, Recession, Torpedo Stock

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falling knife

A stock with a rapidly declining price.

Wall Street Words: An A to Z Guide to Investment Terms by David L. Scott.
Copyright © 2003. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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