to catch a falling knife

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16:54 Dec 2, 2009

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Bus/Financial - Investment / Securities
Additional field(s): Finance (general), Real Estate

English term or phrase: to catch a falling knife

Definition from wiseGEEK:
To catch a falling knife is a phrase used in investing terminology to describe a risky investment strategy. If you buy a stock that is dramatically lowering in value, you do so in the hopes that it will rebound shortly after you purchase it. The danger in trying to catch a falling knife is that the stock will continue to drop, causing you to lose money on an increasingly worthless investment. The phrase is a metaphor based on the idea that if you literally try to catch a falling knife, you may cut your hand.

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Buy, sell or hold? I think it is too late to sell. The question in my mind is whether to “catch a falling knife” or wait until there is some confirmation of a bottom in technical or fundamental terms. seekingalpha.com
The phrase perfectly captures the dangers of buying into a declining market. To do so is like trying to catch a falling knife: the momentum is all down, and we all know what happens to those who grasp a razor-sharp blade in mid-air. Charles Hugh Smith
Bargain-hunters tempted by the banks' falling share prices should beware the Square Mile adage; it's dangerous to catch a falling knife. Telegraph.co.uk

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Hvatati nož koji pada

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Hvatati nož koji pada

Definition from pametna kuna:
Nemojte hvatati nož koji pada (eng. don't catch a falling knife) – kada cijena dionice počne naglo padati – nemojte kupovati tu dionicu. Pričekajte da padne do kraja i onda razmislite o eventualnoj kupnji. U protivnom bi se mogli porezati.

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Treba ostati sa strane i "ne hvatati nož koji pada",bit će super poduzeća slijedeće godine po super diskontnim cijenama - business.hr
"nož koji pada" je pojam koji se koristi kad je netko u poziciji a stigne izuzetno negativna vijest pa brze-bolje pojuri prodati dionice/opcije. - blog.hr

Svjetlana Nevescanin
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Local time: 12:44
Native speaker of: Croatian

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