selling climax
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of selling climax
First recorded in 1945–50
Example Sentences
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The opposite of a selling climax is a buying climax, and that’s a bearish development when a stock hits a 52-week high but then closes the calendar week lower than the prior week’s close.
From Forbes ● Jul. 18, 2011
While such a "selling climax" is an unnerving experience, many Wall Streeters would dearly love to see one again.
From Time Magazine Archive
Said Harry Comer, market analyst for Wall Street's Paine, Webber, Jackson & Curtis: "Last week's unloading was not yet the old-fashioned selling climax which paves the way for a subsequent rise."
From Time Magazine Archive
As the stock market drifted lower over five of the past seven weeks, traders waited for the "selling climax" that would clear out the timid at one swoop, lay the groundwork for an advance.
From Time Magazine Archive
Then on Monday, May 14, came what Wall Streeters hopefully called "the selling climax."
From Time Magazine Archive
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