unwind
verb
uk/ʌnˈwaɪnd/ usunwound | unwound [ T ] FINANCE
to sell shares, etc. that you bought expecting that their price would rise:
Institutional investors caused prices to fall as they unwound positions that they took when they were betting on rising stock prices.
[ T ] FINANCE
to buy the shares, etc. that you borrowed expecting that their price would go down and that you now need to deliver:
Traders unwound short positions, expecting gasoline would be lower this time of year.
[ I or T ]
to change or remove the effects of something:
Financial markets believe that these imbalances can be unwound gradually, allowing the economy to land softly.
People's ability to service debt is unwinding.
[ I ] (also wind down)
to relax and allow your mind to be free from worry after a period of work:
The facility was built as a place where casino workers could go and unwind after their shifts.
unwinding
noun [ U ]
The mark's weakness against the yen is a result of the unwinding of long positions.