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The Holiday Season: The time running from just before Christmas until New Year’s.

Riding The Pine: Refers to a player who is sitting on the bench, often because he is underperforming.

Riding The Yield Curve: Buying long-term bonds in anticipation of capital gains as yields fall with the declining maturity of the bonds.

Right Down The Pipe: A pitch, usually a fastball that is thrown right in the heart of the hitter’s strike zone.

Ring The Cash Register: Used in the context of general equities. 'Take a profit.' See: Profit taking.

Riding The Clutch: A clutch generally consists of a disk which, in its normal state, connects the engine to the transmission. When the motorcycle is driving along, the mechanism is released or “engaged”. Durin . . . View Full Definition

Restoration Therapy: Restoration therapy has been practiced in Japan for more than fifteen hundred years and has proven successful in the treatment of migraine headaches, nervous tension, general fatigue, and mu . . . View Full Definition

Reading The Tape: Judging the performance of stocks by monitoring changes in price as they are displayed on the ticker tape.

Reading The Lanes: The process of discovering how your ball reacts on different portions of the lane surface; hopefully, finding the best area to use to maximize strike potential.

Regression Toward The Mean: The tendency that a random variable will ultimately have a value closer to its mean value.