downtick

Slight downward movement

A downtick is a small decrease, especially in stock prices or statistics.

In securities trading, it specifically means a transaction at a price lower than the previous one.

The word extends to any slight decline: The poll showed a downtick in the president's approval rating.

Opposite of uptick.

decline

drop

Fall or release

fallDescend under gravity
decreaseBecome or make smaller
dipBrief immersion or condiment

slump · reduction · downturn · slide · retreat · pullback · weakening · softening · slippage · falloff

market

bearish

Expecting market decline

sell-offRapid mass divestiture
correctionFixing of mistakes
volatilityRapid, unpredictable changeability

selloff · losses · liquidation · underperformance · depreciation · devaluation · short-selling · oversold · profit-taking · downgrade

measurement

increment

Unit of increase

notchV-shaped incision
unitIndividual part or measure
gradationIncremental transition between stages

pip · point · step · fraction · decimal

indicator

warning

Alert about danger

signalMessage-conveying cue
cautionCareful attention to risk
bellwetherTrend-setting leader

harbinger · precursor · sign · alert · omen · portent · forewarning · canary · early-warning

Categories

economyGDP, money, inflation, inflation rate, GNP
declinesdrop, decline, downtrend, downturn, downfall
price changesprice drop, price surge, price swing, markup, markdown
Downdownhill, downstairs, downstream, downwind, downfall
stock marketstock, shares, stocks, trading, stock market
market movementsup, rising, falling, increase, decrease

Opposites

directional movement

downtickuptick

Slight increase

upturn · upswing · increase · rise · gain

magnitude of decline vs. growth

downticksurge

Sudden powerful increase

spike · boom · jump · explosion · skyrocket

Family

down, tick, downward, ticks, ticking, ticker, ticked, uptick, untick

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