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dead-cat bounce

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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A short-lived rally near the bottom of an otherwise persistent decline in the market price of a stock, often caused by investors covering short positions.
  • noun An auspicious but ultimately short-lived improvement in an otherwise unfavorable trend.

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