# fight the tape

> English word · Verb

## Definitions
1. To make a trade contrary to the overall tendency of prices, i.e., to buy when prices are generally falling or sell when prices are generally rising.

## Etymology
From the early 20th-century practice of printing stock prices on ticker tape.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/fight-the-tape