to catch a falling knife

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18:56 Feb 15, 2010
English to Finnish translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Investment / Securities
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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3ottaa kiinni putoavasta puukosta
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ottaa kiinni putoavasta puukosta


Definition from own experience or research:
Slangi-ilmaisu :sellaisen osakeen ostamisen oikeasta ajoittaisemisesta, joka laskee voimakkaasti ja jonka odotetaan nousevan myöhemmin. Riskialtis!!

Example sentence(s):
  • Vaikka itseasiassa rahastoilla (Venäjä ja Intia) olen tehnyt paremman tuloksen. Ostin niitä koko ajan lisää vielä enemmän kun ne tipahtivat alas romahduksessa ("tartuin putoavaan puukkoon.."), mikä on ollut oikea veto, kun katselee niiden 12kk kasvuja näin jälkikäteen (Venäjä +214% ja Intia +65%). Venäjän möin jo pois. - Keskustelufoorumi  
  • Putoavaan puukkoon ei kannata koskea, koska voi olla, että markkinat ovat huomanneet jotain mitä sinä et ole huomannut. - Kauppalehti  
  • nyt on tilanne se, että ei ole mikään temppu tehdä rahaa jenkkiosakkeilla, pitää vain ottaa sopivasti hajautettu riski, itse odottelen vielä kunnon rysäystä, jolloin isken näppini putoavaan puukkoon... - kauppalehti  

Explanation:
"Putoavien puukkojen" vakaus voi laskea, tai jopa menettää kaiken arvonsa, josta pahimmassa tapauksessa voi seurata yrityksen konkurssi, jos pääomaosakeista tulee arvottomia. Toisaalta voi olla myös kannattavaa.
Arja Whiteside (X)
Local time: 13:31
Native speaker of: Native in FinnishFinnish, Native in EnglishEnglish
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