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. (trading) To buy an instrument whose price is falling rapidly.

   Buying that stock now would be catching a falling knife. Wait until you see capitulation.

2. (trading) To buy an instrument with the unconfirmed assumption that price will reverse.

Translations

To buy an instrument whose price is falling rapidly

• Swedish: fånga en fallande kniv