what are champagne stocks 
champagne stocks are stocks whose value have risen very high very quickly very often unexpectedly so champagne stocks can come from any sector of any industry a prime recent example would be the stock of american airlines group which dramatically increased between september 2013 and the end of 2014 by more than a staggering 233 the term champagne stock derives from the idea that stockholders are so excited by huge earnings over a short period of time that they will open a bottle of champagne to celebrate also the sudden rise of stock prices brings to mind the image of a champagne cork popping and shooting upwards 