downtrend
Sustained market slide
A downtrend is a general movement downward over time, especially in financial markets or economic indicators.
Stock prices in a downtrend show successively lower peaks and troughs: The sector has been in a downtrend since March.
The term appears in technical analysis and business reporting, contrasting with uptrend.
Fall or release
- fallDescend under gravity
- slideSmooth continuous movement
- plungeSudden steep descent
- dipBrief immersion or condiment
slump · decrease · deterioration · erosion · depreciation · devaluation · nosedive · retreat
Prolonged economic decline
- unemploymentBeing without paid work
- contractionReduction in size
- slowdownReduction in pace
- stagnationAbsence of flow or progress
deflation · austerity · depression · bankruptcy · insolvency · hardship · crisis · bailout
Prolonged securities decline
- sell-offRapid mass divestiture
- correctionFixing of mistakes
- short sellingSelling borrowed securities
- put optionsContracts to sell at set prices
bearish · hedging · volatility · defensive stocks · capital preservation · risk aversion · trading volume · contrarian
drop
Fall or release
dip · slump · decrease · deterioration · erosion · depreciation · devaluation · nosedive · retreat · sag
recession
Prolonged economic decline
- unemploymentBeing without paid work
- contractionReduction in size
- slowdownReduction in pace
stagnation · deflation · austerity · depression · bankruptcy · insolvency · hardship · crisis · bailout · deficit
bear market
Prolonged securities decline
- sell-offRapid mass divestiture
- correctionFixing of mistakes
- short sellingSelling borrowed securities
put options · bearish · hedging · volatility · defensive stocks · capital preservation · risk aversion · trading volume · contrarian · speculation
wane
Decrease gradually
diminish · fade · cool · ease · slow · decelerate · peter out · trail off · level off · bottom out
- declinesdrop, decline, downfall, downslide, decrease
- Downdownhill, downstairs, downstream, downwind, downfall
- bear marketbearish, decline, correction, sell-off, crash
- market movementsup, rising, falling, increase, decrease
- market statesopen, closed, halted, suspended, active
- market sentimentbullish, bearish, bullishness, bearishness, optimism