Idiom
buy the rumor
Meaning
To purchase an asset based on positive speculation or unconfirmed reports, anticipating a price rise before the positive development leading to it is confirmed by official news.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“Investors buy the rumor before the company announces the new product.”
“Many traders decided to buy the rumor, hoping that the leaked news about the merger would drive the stock price higher.”
“Market participants often buy the rumor in anticipation of a positive earnings report, though such speculative behavior frequently leads to volatility once the official news is finally released.”
Examples
simple
“Investors buy the rumor before the company announces the new product.”
contextual
“Many traders decided to buy the rumor, hoping that the leaked news about the merger would drive the stock price higher.”
complex
“Market participants often buy the rumor in anticipation of a positive earnings report, though such speculative behavior frequently leads to volatility once the official news is finally released.”
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