> dead cat bounce
I’m not following the analogy here. What is a dead cat bounce - does it describe the stock curve?
I’m not following the analogy here. What is a dead cat bounce - does it describe the stock curve?
> A dead cat bounce is a temporary, short-lived recovery of asset prices from a prolonged decline or a bear market that is followed by the continuation of the downtrend. Frequently, downtrends are interrupted by brief periods of recovery—or small rallies—during which prices temporarily rise.
> The name "dead cat bounce" is based on the notion that even a dead cat will bounce if it falls far enough and fast enough. It is an example of a sucker's rally.
"if you throw it out the top floor window, even a dead cat would bounce". I shouldn't use the phrase though, as I'm actually very fond of cats. I think it's an example of society's bias against cats. If it were called "dead dog bounce" it would likely be taboo
“There is one thing that is absolutely certain about throwing a dead cat on the dining room table […] they will be talking about the dead cat – the thing you want them to talk about – and they will not be talking about the issue that has been causing you so much grief.”
Oh, about last night's date: she looked nothing like her profile picture. Total cat!
"The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy cats."
The trouble here is that the sentence no longer fulfills its cat-given goal of representing every English alphabet letter.