profit-takersnoun [ plural ]
also profit takers ukusSTOCK MARKETinvestors who sells shares, etc. after their value has risen in order to make a profit. The sale by a large number of investors often causes share prices to go down:
Financial services dropped 19 points as profit-takers hit bank shares for a second straight day.
Overnight the Dow fell sharply as profit takers moved in.