Dead-cat Bounce Definition

dĕdkăt

noun

A brief, unsustainable rally, esp. in the stock market, after a steep decline.

Webster's New World

An auspicious but ultimately short-lived improvement in an otherwise unfavorable trend.

American Heritage

(trading) A temporary recovery in the price of an instrument whose price has fallen rapidly and is expected to fall further in the long run.

Wiktionary

Other Word Forms of Dead-cat Bounce

Singular:

dead-cat bounce

Plural:

dead cat bounces

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