Bloodbath
By Cryptomcmillan1 | Updated on May 24, 2020
In context of trading, the term bloodbath is commonly used to describe a market which is on a downtrend with many assets suffering from value depreciation. It is likely created from the term "blood in the streets" used to depict a bearish market sentiment.
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