profit-takers
noun[plural]
STOCK MARKET(alsoprofit takers)ukusinvestorswhosellsshares, etc. aftertheirvaluehasriseninorderto make aprofit. Thesaleby alargenumberofinvestorsoftencausessharepricesto go down:
Financialservicesdropped19pointsas profit-takershitbanksharesfor a secondstraightday.
Overnight the Dowfellsharplyasprofittakersmovedin.