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up⋅tick

  [uhp-tik]
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–noun
1. a rise or improvement in business activity, in mood, etc.
2. Stock Exchange.
a. a selling price that is higher than the last price.
b. a slight upward trend in price. Compare downtick.
Origin:
1950–55; up- + tick 1
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up·tick   (ŭp'tĭk')   
n.  

  1. An increase, especially a small or incremental one: last week's uptick in interest rates.

  2. A transaction in a stock market security above the price of the previous transaction.


[From the indication of a rise in price of a stock by a plus sign on boards above stock market stations.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Word Origin & History

uptick 
"upward trend," 1970, an economist's term, from up- + tick (v.).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Financial Dictionary

Uptick

A transaction occurring at price above its previous transaction. In order for an uptick to occur, a transaction price must be followed by an increased transaction price. This is commonly used in reference to stocks, but it can also be extended to commodities and other forms of securities.

Investopedia Commentary

For example, suppose stock ABC previously traded at $10. If its next trade occurred at a price above $10, ABC would be on an uptick.

Related Links

Understanding The Ticker Tape

See also: Commodity, Downtick, Stock, Trade, Uptick Volume

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Financial Dictionary

uptick

An upward price movement for a security transaction compared with the preceding transaction of the same security. Compare downtick. Also called plus tick.

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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