STREET DOGS: Animals you might come across in the stock market
Lame ducks, cats that bounce and beaten down dogs are some of the animals in lexicon
More animals you might come across in the stock market: Lame ducks A trader or investor who makes poor trades and ends up with heavy losses or is bankrupted by the market is considered a "lame duck". The phrase, said to have originated from the London Stock Market during the 1700s, basically describes ineffective traders. Cats that bounce As alarming as it may sound for pet lovers, a "dead cat bounce" is slang for a temporary recovery in share prices after a substantial fall, more often caused by speculators buying to cover their positions. The literal meaning of the phrase was explained in one of the Oxford English Dictionary citations via the Washington Post: "If you throw a dead cat against a wall at a high rate of speed, it will bounce, but it is still dead." Beaten down dogs Stocks that are "beaten down" in price are typically called dogs. Some investors believe in buying the "dogs" … clearly these investors are bullish. Other investors believe in shorting the dogs … which mean...
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