To lose money in a volatile market by buying before rapid drops and selling before rapid rises.
to cause to suffer a setback or losses by subjecting to two forces at the same time or in rapid succession; as, consumers were whipsawed by both inflation and higher sales taxes.
to cause to suffer a series of losses in trading when buying and selling at the wrong times in a rapidly fluctuating market; -- especially used when an attempt is made, by selling short, to recover losses from a long purchase in a declining market, and the short sale also results in a loss when the market subsequently rises. Used mostly in the passive; as, to be whipsawed by exaggerated responses to a changing outlook.
A situation which appears to present a profitable opportunity for trading but immediately moves against the trader upon entering a position.
A volatile market that can punish an active trader who buys just before prices fall and then sells first before prices recover. This risk is inconsequential to long-term investors.
Buying stocks just before prices fall and selling stocks just before prices rise in a volatile market, often as the result of misleading signals.
Term for where a trader takes a position, then experiences a move against it, triggering stop loss limits and liquidation of positions, followed by a reversal and move in the original direction. Normally occurs in volatile markets.
Sharp price movement is quickly followed by a sharp reversal in a highly volatile market.
Erratic price behavior that triggers false signals and incurs trading losses.
A term used to describe a condition in a highly volatile market where a sharp price movement is quickly followed by a sharp reversal.
Term for where a trader takes a position, then has to move against it triggering stop loss limits and liquidation of positions, then having to move in the original direction. Normally occurs in volatile markets.
Term for where a trader takes a position, and then is stopped-out when the market initially moves against him. The market then turns and heads in the direction of the trader s original position. Normally occurs in volatile markets.
slang for a condition of a highly volatile market where a sharp price movement is quickly followed by a sharp reversal.
Occurs when a buy or sell signal is reversed in a short time. Volatile markets and sensitive indicators can cause whipsaws.
A volatile market that can punish a trader who buys just before prices fall and then sells first before prices recover. Top of 'W'
Term used to describe sharp price movements and reversals in the market. A whipsaw would be if shortly after you bought prices plummeted.