踏ふみ上あげ

noun

short squeeze; loss-cutting of short positions

A financial term describing a situation where short sellers are forced to buy back shares to cover their positions, often driving the price up further. Used in stock market and investment contexts.

• 踏ふみ上あげが起おきて、株かぶ価かが急きゅう騰とうした。

  A short squeeze occurred and the stock price surged.

• 空から売うりしていた投とう資し家かは踏ふみ上あげで大おおきな損そん失しつを出だした。

  Investors who were short selling suffered large losses due to the short squeeze.