The stock market turns frenetic when investors scramble to get out and prices fall sharply.

The investor must scramble to buy back an unexpectedly expensive share to prevent a large loss.

Some traders suggested that investors who had sold the bonds short were scrambling to cover their positions.

Private investors and central banks have scrambled in recent years to stock up on gold.

Now these investors are scrambling to cover their disastrous gambles.

Those investors who thought stocks were headed for a fall are now scrambling to limit their losses caused by the big move up.

Friday was the most active day of the year: 1.1 billion shares traded hands as investors scrambled to get back into the market.

When stocks advanced, these investors scrambled to buy in order to minimize their losses.

In the meantime, investors scrambled to buy the stock, while industry analysts sought to figure out whether the information was accurate.

But if prices rise, all bets are off and investors must scramble to buy back the stock to cut their losses.