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What does melt up mean?
A melt up is a sharp, sentiment-driven surge in prices as investors pile in for fear of missing out, rather than because of improving fundamentals. It is the bullish counterpart to a meltdown.
"The index is in a melt up, everyone's chasing it higher regardless of valuations."
Origin
Coined as the inverse of 'meltdown,' describing prices 'melting' upward.
Frequently asked questions
What is a melt up?
It's a sharp, sentiment-driven surge in prices as investors pile in out of fear of missing out, rather than because fundamentals improved.
How is a melt up different from a normal rally?
A melt up is driven by FOMO and momentum rather than earnings or fundamentals, so valuations get stretched as everyone chases the move higher.
What's the opposite of a melt up?
A meltdown — the term 'melt up' was coined as its bullish inverse, describing prices 'melting' upward instead of collapsing.
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