Term for where a trader takes a position, then has to move against it triggering stop loss limits and liquidation of positions, then having to move in the original direction Normally occurs in volatile markets
To defeat in, or cause to lose, two different bets at the same turn or in one play, as a player at faro who has made two bets at the same time, one that a card will lose and another that a different card will win; hence, to defeat in spite of every effort
A saw for dividing timber lengthwise, usually set in a frame, and worked by two persons; also, a fret saw
In volatile price swings, the act of making losing trades as prices rise and fall Traders are whipsawed if they buy just before prices fall and sell just before prices rise Technicians also use this term to refer to misleading indicators in chart trends of a security or a market