short covering

基本解释

I think today the rebound is just mainly due to short covering and not due to genuine buying.
我认为今天的反弹主要是股票抛空后的短暂补仓，并非是真正的买进。
Indeed, this year's 15 per cent rally in commodities is being ascribed to temporary factors, including speculative short covering and stockpiling in China.
实际上，今年大宗商品价格上涨15%，要归因于一些暂时性因素，其中包括投机性空头回补以及中国收储。
"In other words, " he recently wrote. "This was a rally built largely on short covering, pension fund rebalancing and the emergence of hope wrapped up in ‘green shoot' data points.
换句话说，“他最近写到，”这是建立在空头回补，养老基金调整和专注于“绿新稍”数据点的希望出现基础上的暂时反弹。

Meantime, Nymex crude oil futures prices are slightly higher Tuesday morning, on short covering.
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March silver futures prices closed nearer the session high Thursday on short covering and bargain hunting.
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Prices closed near the session low and saw tepid short covering in a bear market.
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the purchase of securities or commodities by a short seller to meet delivery requirements