buy high, sell higher

phrase

Describing a momentum strategy where one purchases assets that are already rising strongly in price, betting that the upward trend will continue, and then selling them later at an even higher price, rather than trying to purchase at the bottom and sell at the peak.

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Meanings

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  1. businessDescribing a momentum strategy where one purchases assets that are already rising strongly in price, betting that the upward trend will continue, and then selling them later at an even higher price, rather than trying to purchase at the bottom and sell at the peak.
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