The phrase "a selling spree" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a period of intense selling activity, often in a financial or retail context.
Example: "During the holiday season, the store experienced a selling spree, with customers eager to purchase the latest gadgets."
Alternatives: "a sales surge" or "a selling frenzy".
Bond prices dropped sharply yesterday and yields rose as investors continued a selling spree that began slightly more than a week ago.
Vodafone has recently been on a selling spree.
At a time when investors are steering clear of loss-making firms, the news triggered a selling spree.
To support its acquisition of Orange, France Telecom is also going on a selling spree to raise cash.
South Korean stocks slumped 1.64 percent Friday in a selling spree among foreign investors that analysts attributed to jitters over North Korea.
Since 1994, when the European Union allowed cross-border sales of life policies, Luxembourg's life offices, in particular, have gone on a selling spree.
On January 12th he launched traders on a selling-spree of Europe's currency by describing the single currency's rise as "unwelcome" and "brutal"—which it obviously is for Europe, since a stronger currency threatens its budding economic recovery.
"These funds offer short-term redemptions to investors while in some cases investing in longer-dated and potentially illiquid assets," the report concluded, warning that a frantic selling spree by investors in the funds could overwhelm securities markets.
The remarks illustrated a concern that has spread throughout the television industry over the last several weeks as network television, coming off a record selling spree last spring, began picking up signs that advertisers were beginning to look for ways to temper spending going into the first quarter of next year and even to cut back on some commitments made for the fourth quarter this year.
On Tuesday, the Shanghai Composite Index dropped nearly 9%, sparking a global selling spree during which the Dow lost 416 points.
A late-day selling spree pressured the Dow Jones industrial average, but the blue-chip indicator kept its head above water on a gain in General Motors after a bullish comment by an analyst.
