noun
profit-taking sale; selling to lock in gains
Stock market term for selling a position to realize profits after a price rise.
株価が上がったので、利食い売りが増えた。
As stock prices rose, profit-taking sales increased.
利食い売りのタイミングを見極めるのは難しい。
It's difficult to judge the right timing for a profit-taking sale.
損切り is selling to cut losses, the opposite of 利食い売り which sells to secure gains.
Compound of 利食い (profit-taking) and 売り (selling). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the term is conventionally used in stock market contexts.