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A rise in the price of a financial instrument, or an overall market, after a prolonged fall. This is likely to be followed by renewed weakness because there has been no change in underlying market sentiment. Even a dead cat bounces if it is dropped from a great height.
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dead cat bounce UK US noun [S]
► STOCK MARKET a temporary increase in share prices after there has been a large fall in their value: »
So is the share price improvement a dead cat bounce or the start of something better?
Financial and business terms. 2012.