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down⋅trend

[doun-trend]
–noun
a downward or decreasing tendency, movement, or shift: a downtrend in gasoline consumption; a downtrend in stock prices.

Origin:
1925–30; down 1 + trend
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down·trend   (doun'trěnd')   
n.  A downward trend; a downturn.
down'trend' v.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Financial Dictionary

downtrend

A series of price declines in a security or the general market. Many analysts feel that investors should avoid securities in a downtrend until the pattern is broken. Compare uptrend.

Wall Street Words: An A to Z Guide to Investment Terms by David L. Scott.
Copyright © 2003. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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