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Bear Trap |
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Bear trap The predicament facing short sellers when a bear market reverses its trend and becomes bullish. The assets continue to sell in anticipation of further declines in price, and short sellers then are forced to cover at higher prices.
Bear Trap An indication that a security's increasing price has reversed itself, causing some investors to sell it. Unfortunately, the reversal is short-lived or non-existent, and the security continues to increase. Investors who have sold after a bear trap often have a difficult time buying back their securities because they cannot find sellers. See also: Bull trap, Bull market. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Signature moment: Woman wakes up, finds bear trap clamped around her jaws. If the event occurs, you will do very well, if it's a bear trap, you know exactly how much you will have at risk. Or will the second-quarter spurt prove to be a bear trap, as it's been in the past? |
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