bottom fisher

  • 1bottom fisher — noun (stock exchange slang) An investor who seeks to buy shares in badly performing companies in the hope that they will increase in value • • • Main Entry: ↑bottom …

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  • 2bottom fisher — An investor seeking stocks that have fallen to prices at or near their bottom, which he or she believes will trend up in the future. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary * * * bottom fisher ˈbottom ˌfisher noun [countable] FINANCE someone who invests… …

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  • 3Bottom Fisher — An investor who looks for bargains among stocks whose prices have recently dropped dramatically. The investor believes that a price drop is temporary or is an overreaction to recent bad news and a recovery is soon to follow. A bottom fisher may… …

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  • 4bottom-fisher — n a trader in cheap and/or disreputable shares or commodities in the jargon of financial traders of the 1990s ► The bottom fisher pulled an archer from his bag. (EveningStandard, 9 December 1994) …

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  • 5bottom-fisher — bot′tom fish er n. cvb bottom feeder 2) bottom feeder 3) …

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  • 6bottom-fisher — noun see bottom fishing …

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  • 7bottom-fisher — /bot euhm fish euhr/, n. See bottom feeder (defs. 2, 3). * * * …

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  • 8bottom-fisher — /bot euhm fish euhr/, n. See bottom feeder (defs. 2, 3) …

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  • 9bottom feeder — 1. See bottom fish. 2. a person who functions or seeks to gain at the lowest level of an activity: bottom feeders who buy undervalued stocks; social bottom feeders hanging out in seedy bars. 3. a person who appeals to base instincts: Gossip… …

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  • 10bottom-fishing — noun Date: 1975 the practice of making purchases (as of stocks) when prices appear to be at their lowest point • bottom fisher noun …

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