selloffs
Rapid asset liquidations
Selloffs is the plural of selloff, a rapid sale of assets—typically stocks, bonds, or securities—often triggered by panic or negative news.
A selloff differs from ordinary trading by its urgency and scale: The earnings report triggered selloffs across the tech sector.
The term implies downward pressure on prices as sellers outnumber buyers.
Expecting market decline
- correctionFixing of mistakes
- volatilityRapid, unpredictable changeability
- downturnEconomic decline period
- plungeSudden steep descent
capitulation · market decline · liquidation · dumping · unloading · trading volume · stop-loss · market orders
Legal status when insolvent
- insolvencyInability to pay debts
- receivershipCourt-ordered asset management
- creditorsThose owed payment
- auctionCompetitive public sale
dissolution · winding up · closure · assets · inventory · fire sale · distressed sale · foreclosure
Owned items of value
- portfolioCollected works or assets
- equitiesOwnership stakes in corporations
- securitiesTradeable financial assets
- stocksOwnership stakes or inventory
bonds · holdings · restructuring · disposal · unloading · rebalancing
Permitted passage or approval
- markdownsLowered retail prices
- bargainsGoods at reduced prices
- reductionsActs of lessening
- dealsAgreements or distributions
sales · promotions · specials · savings · closeouts · fire sales · bulk discounts · wholesale
bearish
Expecting market decline
- correctionFixing of mistakes
- volatilityRapid, unpredictable changeability
- downturnEconomic decline period
plunge · capitulation · market decline · liquidation · dumping · unloading · trading volume · stop-loss · market orders · contagion
bankruptcy
Legal status when insolvent
- insolvencyInability to pay debts
- receivershipCourt-ordered asset management
- creditorsThose owed payment
auction · dissolution · winding up · closure · assets · inventory · fire sale · distressed sale · foreclosure · repossession
assets
Owned items of value
- portfolioCollected works or assets
- equitiesOwnership stakes in corporations
- securitiesTradeable financial assets
stocks · bonds · holdings · restructuring · disposal · unloading · rebalancing
clearance
Permitted passage or approval
- markdownsLowered retail prices
- bargainsGoods at reduced prices
- reductionsActs of lessening
deals · sales · promotions · specials · savings · closeouts · fire sales · bulk discounts · wholesale · overstock
selloffsrallies
Gathers or recovers
bull runs · run-ups · upswings · price spikes · recoveries
selloffsaccumulation
Collected mass over time
acquisitions · stockpiling · accumulations · amassing · buying