Meaning & use
whipsaw
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To subject someone to repeated, opposing pressures or sudden reversals, especially in financial markets.
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Investors were whipsawed by the stock's sharp swings between gains and losses.
The negotiators felt whipsawed between the two sides' conflicting demands.
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Common in finance to describe a market that moves sharply up then down, catching traders off guard in both directions.
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