Idiom
bottom fishing
Meaning
Buying, or seeking opportunities to buy, investment securities or other valuable properties at a time when markets are depressed and prices are low.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“He is bottom fishing for cheap stocks while the market is down.”
“Many investors started bottom fishing when the tech sector crashed, hoping to buy quality assets at a discount.”
“While most traders fled the volatile market in fear, the seasoned investor began bottom fishing, convinced that the current price collapse was merely a temporary correction.”
Examples
simple
“He is bottom fishing for cheap stocks while the market is down.”
contextual
“Many investors started bottom fishing when the tech sector crashed, hoping to buy quality assets at a discount.”
complex
“While most traders fled the volatile market in fear, the seasoned investor began bottom fishing, convinced that the current price collapse was merely a temporary correction.”
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