catch a falling knife

English

Verb

catch a falling knife (third-person singular simple present catches a falling knife, present participle catching a falling knife, simple past and past participle caught a falling knife)

  1. (idiomatic, trading) To buy a financial instrument whose price is falling rapidly.
    Buying that stock now would be catching a falling knife. Wait until you see capitulation.
  2. (idiomatic, trading) To buy a financial instrument with the unconfirmed assumption that its price will reverse.

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