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So you may be tempted to respond to one of the countless crypto sales pitches that land in your inbox and your browser, hoping that it’s a real rally and not a dead-cat bounce.

"Futures have stabilised, so we might see a dead-cat bounce tonight."

"We are now in a bear market where rallies are more akin to a 'dead-cat bounce'," he said.

It could be, but seasoned traders and investors will merely see it as a dead-cat bounce.

Which is more or less what played out through the rest of the week, after what proved to be a dead-cat bounce on Tuesday.