Crab Market

The financial term Crab Market describes a sustained period in which asset prices fluctuate but ultimately return to some baseline value. The term Crab Market was named after the movement pattern of a crab. The crab moves from side to side, but never forwards or backwards.

See also: Bull Market, Bear Market.

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