Market Swoon

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Definition of 'Market Swoon'

A slang term for a decline in the overall value of the stock market. Market swoons can be seen when indexes, such as the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) , have a significant drop in price.
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Investopedia explains 'Market Swoon'

Market swoons are often caused by the negative sentiment of investors. When investors grow nervous or fear an upcoming economic event, they will usually stop trading or liquidate a position. This will cause a swoon, lowering security prices across the market.
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'Market Swoon'

  • Another Strong Quarter From Macy's

    http://stocks.investopedia.com/stock-analysis/2011/Another-Strong-Quarter-From-Macys-M-SKS-JWN-JCP-DDS1018.aspx
    ... Given the recent stock market swoon, Macy's trades at less than 10 times forward
    earnings expectations. This represents a very reasonable ...

  • Foreign Utilities Pay Better

    http://stocks.investopedia.com/stock-analysis/2009/Foreign-Utilities-Pay-Better-NGGTEFCIG0820.aspx
    ... company pleased shareholders earlier this year when they concluded a one year, 150
    million share buyback program, and, in the middle of the market swoon at the ...

  • High Yielding Financial Microcaps

    http://stocks.investopedia.com/stock-analysis/2009/High-Yielding-Financial-Microcaps-TAXI-PNNT-TCAP0717.aspx
    ... In general, microcap stocks don't get much respect. But in a market swoon like
    we experienced last fall, that can also be an advantage. ...

  • Saks Urges Caution For Fall Season

    http://stocks.investopedia.com/stock-analysis/2011/Saks-Urges-Caution-For-Fall-Season-SKS-JWN-M-TIF-COH0818.aspx
    ... There are questions whether even the luxury consumer will maintain this pace, given
    the stock market swoon and the uncertain economy, but so far the luxury end ...

  • 3 Reasons To Luv Southwest

    http://stocks.investopedia.com/stock-analysis/2012/3-Reasons-To-Luv-Southwest-LUV-AAMRQ-JBLU-DAL0119.aspx
    ... business. If you exclude the 2008/2009 market swoon, its stock is trading
    below $9 for the first time since around September 1998. No ...

  • The Stock Market Time Warp

    http://stocks.investopedia.com/stock-analysis/2008/The-Stock-Market-Time-Warp-DIS-AXP-JPM1124.aspx
    ... In nearly unfathomable fashion, a dramatic swoon in the stock market has pushed
    share prices to levels last seen more than a decade ago, below even the last ...

  • Emerging Market Leaders

    http://stocks.investopedia.com/stock-analysis/cotd/CF20110824.aspx
    ... After the early August swoon on high volume, the recent retest occurred on much
    lower ... more work and time needed to call this anything more than a market bounce ...

  • Which Stocks Have Made The Biggest Gains?

    http://stocks.investopedia.com/stock-analysis/2010/Which-Stocks-Have-Made-The-Biggest-Gains-PCLN-F-GNW-EXPE-OWW0413.aspx
    ... almost 130% since September, 2008, a genuine feat for a company in the financial
    sector, which bore the brunt of the market's fury during the swoon of 2008. ...

  • Zep's Future Looking Much Cleaner

    http://stocks.investopedia.com/stock-analysis/2011/Zeps-Future-Looking-Much-Cleaner-AYI-ZEP-WDFC-ECL-CLX1018.aspx
    ... looking more appealing, as is the valuation due to a recent share price swoon. ... at
    about $19 billion, suggesting it has less than 4% overall market share and ...

  • Top Stock Picks For This Week

    http://stocks.investopedia.com/stock-analysis/2011/Top-Stock-Picks-For-This-Week-EVEP-AAPL-MG-TYL1124.aspx
    ... Bottom Line - Beware of the Market As good as the stocks above may appear, if the
    market sell-off continues it is likely they will continue their swoon lower. ...

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