noun
buying near the top of the market
Finance term for purchasing an asset at a price close to its peak, often implying a subsequent loss.
株を高値掴みしてしまい、すぐに値下がりした。
I bought the stock near its peak, and it soon dropped in value.
Compound of 高値 (takane, 'high price') and 掴み (tsukami, 'grasping'), literally 'grasping at a high price'.