noun
General Slang
Dead cat bounce
· noun · finance
A brief, deceptive price rebound inside a much bigger downtrend.
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A short-lived recovery in the price of a declining asset that fools people into thinking the worst is over, before the slide resumes. The grim image: even a dead cat will bounce if it falls far enough. Traders use it to dismiss rallies they don't trust.
“Don't get excited, that 4% pop is a dead cat bounce, it'll be back at the lows by Friday.”
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Dead cat bounce In A Sentence
Don't get excited, that 4% pop is a dead cat bounce, it'll be back at the lows by Friday.
Origin & Usage
Coined by Financial Times journalists Horace Brag and Wong Sulong in December 1985, describing a brief rally in Singapore and Malaysian markets during a wider downturn.
Variants
dead-cat bounce
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