Dead cat bounce
A dead cat bounce is the temporary uptick in a stock's or market's price following a large market sell-off, similar to the moves a cat would make when it is thrown off a building.
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A dead cat bounce can be caused by investors thinking the worst is over and moving back into a stock, or even by short sellers covering their positions as much of the downside advantage has been removed. Many investors get fooled into thinking that the stock will now rally after a seeing a bounce after a steep sell off, but usually the stock falls further or flatlines hence the name dead cat bounce.
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