same as raid. see also premium raid.
When a number of traders sell large positions of a stock to drive down the price.
On the stock market, vigorous short selling by the bears, taking tactical advantage of the technical position of an overbought market to force prices down and thus compel those who are long of stocks to sell at a loss while the bears cover at a profit
Used in the context of general equities. Attempt by investors to opportunistically move the price of a stock by selling large numbers of shares short. These investors pocket the difference between the initial price and the new, lower price after this maneuver. This technique is illegal under S.E.C rules, which stipulate that every short sale must be on an uptick.
A situation in which large traders sell positions with the intention of driving prices down.
A coordinated effort by traders to drive down the price of a stock.
Whereby in the intention of driving prices down, large traders sell positions.
