whipsawed
adjective
whip·sawed
ˈ(h)wip-ˌsȯd 
: subjected to a double market loss through trying inopportunely to recoup a loss by a subsequent short sale of the same security
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Songs rumbled, zigzagged, marched, whipsawed, pounced, crawled.
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Bob Gendron,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Nov. 2024
But that winning streak came to an end during 2018, and some retirees who waited to make their withdrawals wound up whipsawed.
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Steve Vernon,
CBS News,
4 Feb. 2019
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Bob Gendron,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Nov. 2024
But that winning streak came to an end during 2018, and some retirees who waited to make their withdrawals wound up whipsawed.
—
Steve Vernon,
CBS News,
4 Feb. 2019
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“Whipsawed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/whipsawed. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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