dead-cat bounce
noun
: a brief and insignificant recovery (as of stock prices) after a steep decline
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This doesn’t look like a dead-cat bounce.
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Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Call it a dead-cat bounce, a relief rally or short covering.
—Ari Levy, CNBC, 9 Apr. 2025
But what good is a dead-cat bounce at this point other than to muddy what will already be difficult offseason decisions?
—James Mirtle, The Athletic, 15 Jan. 2025
This was its fourth straight year as a pitcher-friendly park, though its overall park factor did take a dead-cat bounce upward from 87.1 in 2023.
—Tony Blengino, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2024
Did March 14 mark the start of a durable rally, or is this merely a dead-cat bounce of the type that often occurs in bear markets?
—James MacKintosh, WSJ, 2 Apr. 2022
The Academy, understanding all of this, has made big changes that are bound to fail, although the ratings mayenjoy a dead-cat bounce.
—Kyle Smith, National Review, 26 Mar. 2022
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Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Call it a dead-cat bounce, a relief rally or short covering.
—Ari Levy, CNBC, 9 Apr. 2025
But what good is a dead-cat bounce at this point other than to muddy what will already be difficult offseason decisions?
—James Mirtle, The Athletic, 15 Jan. 2025
This was its fourth straight year as a pitcher-friendly park, though its overall park factor did take a dead-cat bounce upward from 87.1 in 2023.
—Tony Blengino, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2024
Did March 14 mark the start of a durable rally, or is this merely a dead-cat bounce of the type that often occurs in bear markets?
—James MacKintosh, WSJ, 2 Apr. 2022
The Academy, understanding all of this, has made big changes that are bound to fail, although the ratings mayenjoy a dead-cat bounce.
—Kyle Smith, National Review, 26 Mar. 2022
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