A short term dip in the price of a security that tempts bears into positions that make a loss when the price then rises again....more on Bear trap Found on http://moneyterms.co.uk/
The predicament facing short sellers when a bear market reverses its trend and becomes bullish. The assets continue to sell in anticipation of further declines in price, and short sellers then are forced to cover at higher prices. Found on http://www.duke.edu/~charvey/Classes/wpg/bfglosb.htm
In charting, a short-lived reversal of an upward trend, catching out bears and shorters who were... <a target=_blank href='http://www.finance-glossary.com/terms/bear-trap.htm?id=1741&ginPtrCode=00000&PopupMode=false' title='Read full definition of bear trap'>more</a>
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