crab market

noun

Etymology

From the movement of a crab, which appears to move sideways and seems to be going neither forward (a bull market, in this metaphor) or backward (a bear market).

Definitions

1
A market trend where a stock keeps fluctuating around the same price over a longer period…
A market trend where a stock keeps fluctuating around the same price over a longer period of time, neither entering a bull market nor a bear market
- There could be an extended "crab" market: the index stays pretty much flat for long enough that the fundamentals eventually catch up. It has happened before.
- A crab market moves sideways. (This could go on forever. Anyone for tuna?)
2
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see crab, market.
- Overall, the crab industry is faring well right now. The higher price of shrimp actually is a good thing for the crab market because crab is a higher-priced, premium item.
- Through the current study of weekly crab markets, monsoon season was observed to be the most productive season in terms of number of crabs brought for sale by the crab sellers from the nearby area.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA