# Sinusoidal fetishism

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## Definition

The tendency of many market participants to anticipate a downturn and VICE VERSA after an upswing. Such expectations have been shown to actually trigger a countervailing movement. - See Animal Spirits, valuability, domino effect, expectations, financial market analysis, financial psychology, fear thesis, herd behavior, bankruptcy cases, foreshadow effects, payday ground rule. - On the corresponding development on the stock markets in Germany and the U.S.A., see the Deutsche Bundesbank's Monthly Report of September 2005, p. 65 ff. (chart; explanatory attempts; references to further literature in the footnotes). Attention: The financial encyclopedia is protected by copyright and may only be used for private purposes without express consent! University Professor Dr. Gerhard Merk, Dipl.rer.pol., Dipl.rer.oec. Professor Dr. Eckehard Krah, Dipl.rer.pol. E-mail address: info@ekrah.com https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerhard_Ernst_Merk https://www.jung-stilling-gesellschaft.de/merk/ https://www.gerhardmerk.de/

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