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Dead Cat Bounce

A phrase used by traders to describe the phenomenon of any stock - even the most rapidly falling one - to rally before dropping to new lows.

The analogy is to a dead cat dropped out of the window of a skyscraper. Even though completely dead, the cat will bounce a little bit.

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Added: Tue May 16 2006

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