• Capitulation occurs when a significant proportion of investors give in to fear and sell within a short period of time, resulting in a sharp drop in the price of a security or market against a backdrop of high trading volume.

  • Surrender marks a short-term price low followed by at least a rally in relief.
  • Until the price recovers significantly, there is no guarantee that the apparent “surrender” will not be followed by an additional sharp drop.
  • Surrender causes more turnover among investors, allowing a recovery by replacing risk-averse sellers with risk-tolerant buyers, but it cannot guarantee that these buyers will not end up selling even lower.