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to catch a falling knife

Arabic translation: شراء السهم الساقط خسارة مستمرة


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English term or phrase:to catch a falling knife
Arabic translation:شراء السهم الساقط خسارة مستمرة
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16:54 Dec 2, 2009
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Additional field(s): Finance (general), Real Estate
English term or phrase: to catch a falling knife
Definition from wiseGEEK:
To catch a falling knife is a phrase used in investing terminology to describe a risky investment strategy. If you buy a stock that is dramatically lowering in value, you do so in the hopes that it will rebound shortly after you purchase it. The danger in trying to catch a falling knife is that the stock will continue to drop, causing you to lose money on an increasingly worthless investment. The phrase is a metaphor based on the idea that if you literally try to catch a falling knife, you may cut your hand.

Example sentence(s):
  • Buy, sell or hold? I think it is too late to sell. The question in my mind is whether to “catch a falling knife” or wait until there is some confirmation of a bottom in technical or fundamental terms. seekingalpha.com
  • The phrase perfectly captures the dangers of buying into a declining market. To do so is like trying to catch a falling knife: the momentum is all down, and we all know what happens to those who grasp a razor-sharp blade in mid-air. Charles Hugh Smith
  • Bargain-hunters tempted by the banks' falling share prices should beware the Square Mile adage; it's dangerous to catch a falling knife. Telegraph.co.uk
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شراء السهم الساقط خسارة مستمرة
Definition:
قول قديم يروج في ميدان الاستثمار للتحذير من شراء الأسهم المتدنية في البورصة لعدم ضمان توقف سقوط قيمتها في المستقبل
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4 +2شراء السهم الساقط خسارة مستمرة
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4 +1محاولة الإمساك بالسكين وهي تهوى على الأرض
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
شراء السهم الساقط خسارة مستمرة


Definition from own experience or research:
قول قديم يروج في ميدان الاستثمار للتحذير من شراء الأسهم المتدنية في البورصة لعدم ضمان توقف سقوط قيمتها في المستقبل

Example sentence(s):
  • قاعده أساسيه لا تشتري السهم في سعر منخفض ... أشتريه في مسار صاعد - khubara (site)  
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Yes  lak: I agree
3 days21 hrs
  -> Thank you a lot
Yes  mohamed elkhateeb
10 days
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3 days6 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
محاولة الإمساك بالسكين وهي تهوى على الأرض


Definition from Ameinfo:
يقول المثل القديم في سوق الأسهم أن شراء الأسهم المنخفضة القيمة هو أشبه بمحاولة الإمساك بسكين تهوى على الأرض

Example sentence(s):
  • شراء الأسهم المنخفضة القيمة على أمل أن ترتفع قيمتها مرىة أخرى هو أشبه بمن يحاول التقاط سكين قبل أن تهوى على الأرضن فهو لا يأمن ألا يجرح يده. - answers.com  
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Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic

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