selling climax

noun

: a sharp decline in stock prices for a short time on very heavy trading volume followed by a rally

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Bulls will say that the decline on Monday to 4,410 was a selling climax. Jon Markman, Forbes, 25 Jan. 2022

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1949, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of selling climax was circa 1949

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“Selling climax.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/selling%20climax. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.

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