verb Internet Slang

nuke

NOOK · verb · slang

A sharp, violent price crash.

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To crash hard and fast. When a chart 'gets nuked', the price collapses steeply in a short span.

“The whole market nuked 15% in an hour after the news broke.”
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nuke In A Sentence

The whole market nuked 15% in an hour after the news broke.

Origin & Usage

Crypto trading slang for a violent downside move.

Variants nukednuking

People Also Ask

What does nuke mean in crypto?

It means a sharp, violent price crash, where a chart collapses steeply in a very short span of time.

Is nuke the opposite of pump?

Roughly, yes; a pump is a fast rise in price while a nuke is a fast, brutal drop, though 'dump' is the more direct opposite.

How do you use nuke in a sentence?

You might say 'the market nuked 15% in an hour after the news', describing a sudden steep decline in price.

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