📌What is the etymology of the "deadcat bounce" we always talk about?

Korean Alpha EN (@korean_alpha_en), Jun 11, 2026, 06:01 UTC

📌What is the etymology of the "deadcat bounce" we always talk about? Starting with proverbs "Even a dead cat splashes once if it falls from a high enough place." Cats are survival icons that easily land from high places. But what about the dead cat? Without the ability, it hits the floor and just bounces once. → "Splash doesn't mean you're alive." This black humor is key. Set in financial terms 1985 Financial Times First used by reporters after seeing a sharp rebound in the Singapore/Malaysia stock market, which was slumping → Global standard term that has spread to Wall Street and Coin e…

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