dead-cat

This is important because there is a pretty standard pattern an index follows after sharp falls; most of us know this as the funny phrase "dead-cat bounce."

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"It's a bounce, but this is probably a dead-cat bounce," said Jason Schenker , an analyst with Prestige Economics in Austin, Texas, referring to a small, brief recovery in prices.

Natural-Gas Futures Rebound Edward Welsch 2011

What real growth does exist is just dead-cat inventory bounces. joe from Lowell says:

Matthew Yglesias » Leonhardt on Stimuluss 2010

You know, the one that supposedly represented us bouncing back, and not in a dead-cat sort of way?

3Q GDP increase decreased again. - Moe_Lane’s blog - RedState 2009

Discounting on ad rates by traditional media, coupled with a "dead-cat bounce" from sectors like autos, made the likes of TV and print strong performers.

Overheard: Emerging Winners 2011

Though it's tempting to believe a stock will fight back, it's often quicker to make up for a loss in a good stock that's on the rise than a bad stock that's getting a dead-cat bounce.

Five Reasons To Sell A Dividend Stock 2010

To them, this has always been a "dead-cat bounce" or a "figment of stimulus money."

Dr. Copper And The Pessimists 2010

It still looks snouty and unbalanced in the front, with a clumsy front-axle-to-dash ratio; and even with 18-inch wheels, the "dead-cat holes" in the wheel wells look like they could really accommodate a dead cat.

A Rote SUV From BMW Dan Neil 2010

Though it's tempting to believe a stock will fight back, it's often quicker to make up for a loss in a good stock that's on the rise than a bad stock that's getting a dead-cat bounce.

Five Reasons To Sell A Dividend Stock Jeff Reeves 2010

But the yen will be the key beneficiary if Monday's rally in world markets turns out to be merely a "dead-cat bounce" and stress returns to interbank markets.

For Bets on Euro Bailout, Buy Japan or Asia 2010