32+ Don't Catch Falling Knives. To catch full episodes of all the motley fool's free podcasts, check out our podcast center. This popular traders' phrase describes the attempt to make up the losses the trader tries to catch the knife by attempting to buy it at or near its low point.
I don't believe that prices having been rising is a reason to buy, and i also don't think the fact that prices.
That means that dead cat bounces and falling knives tend to happen more often during a period when prices are falling. The phrase falling knife, also known as catching a falling knife, refers to the action of buying an asset which is rapidly declining in price. We don't hear of these phrases too much anymore because we are in a bull market. Try to catch it right?