妖股

yāogǔ

noun

Measure Word

一只妖股 zhī

Meanings

1 demon stock (a stock with wildly abnormal, unexplained price moves)
2 highly volatile speculative stock

Characters

demon, bewitching

Examples

这只妖股一个月涨了三倍。

Zhè zhī yāogǔ yíge yuè zhǎng le sānbèi.

This demon stock tripled in a month.

散户最喜欢追妖股，也最容易被套。

Sànhù zuì xǐhuan zhuī yāogǔ, yě zuì róngyì bèitào.

Retail traders love chasing demon stocks and get trapped most easily.

Tips

usage

Chinese retail-trader jargon. 妖 (demon) conveys that the move defies fundamentals — often small-caps pumped on rumor or concept plays.

Stroke Order

妖 yāo

股 gǔ