deadcat bounce

deadcat bounce
n. a small, knee-jerk rally in one of the financial markets. (A dead cat—or any other animal—will bounce only slightly after being dropped. Refers to a stock index or security price that bounces up only slightly after a precipitous fall. Securities market.)
□ The whole market gave only a deadcat bounce after the string of losses this last week.
□ I was expecting more than a deadcat bounce because of the good news.

Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions. 2015.

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  • dead-catty — mod. with only a slight bounce. (See the explanation at deadcat bounce. Securities markets.) □ We expected the stock to go up a lot today, but the increase was no better than dead catty. □ It was just a dead catty day in spite of the good… …   Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

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