downtrends
Falling price patterns
Downtrends are sustained movements in a downward direction, especially in financial markets or economic indicators.
A stock in a downtrend shows lower highs and lower lows over time.
The term appears in technical analysis: The chart shows a clear downtrend over the past quarter.
Downtrends can describe any declining pattern: downtrends in enrollment, downtrends in consumer confidence.
Decrease or refuse
- correctionFixing of mistakes
- bearishExpecting market decline
- sell-offRapid mass divestiture
- pullbackWithdrawal or reduction
volatility · underperformance · slump · contraction · capitulation · deleveraging · risk-off · unwinding
Decrease or refuse
- decreaseBecome or make smaller
- dipBrief immersion or condiment
- fallDescend under gravity
- dropFall or release
wane · diminution · regression · deterioration · sag · slippage · downtick
Prolonged economic decline
- slowdownReduction in pace
- stagnationAbsence of flow or progress
- unemploymentBeing without paid work
- deflationSustained decrease in prices
austerity · layoffs · cutbacks · hardship · belt-tightening · credit crunch · shrinkage · contraction
Expecting unfavorable outcomes
- gloomPervasive dimness or dejection
- despairTotal absence of hope
- melancholySubdued, lasting sadness
- hopelessnessState without hope
malaise · demoralization · negativity · discouragement · low spirits · bleakness · despondency
decline
Decrease or refuse
- correctionFixing of mistakes
- bearishExpecting market decline
- sell-offRapid mass divestiture
pullback · volatility · underperformance · slump · contraction · capitulation · deleveraging · risk-off · unwinding · short-selling
decline
Decrease or refuse
drop · wane · diminution · regression · deterioration · sag · slippage · downtick
recession
Prolonged economic decline
- slowdownReduction in pace
- stagnationAbsence of flow or progress
- unemploymentBeing without paid work
deflation · austerity · layoffs · cutbacks · hardship · belt-tightening · credit crunch · shrinkage · contraction · reduced spending
pessimism
Expecting unfavorable outcomes
- gloomPervasive dimness or dejection
- despairTotal absence of hope
- melancholySubdued, lasting sadness
hopelessness · malaise · demoralization · negativity · discouragement · low spirits · bleakness · despondency