fight the tape en · VERB
Etymology
From the early 20th-century practice of printing stock prices on ticker tape.
Meanings
-
To make a trade contrary to the overall tendency of prices, i.e., to buy when prices are generally falling or sell when prices are generally rising.
I kept buying hoping the price would go up, but I eventually decided I was fighting the tape.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| fought the tape | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| fought the tape | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| fights the tape | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| fighting the tape | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |