trendlines
Chart's directional guides
Trendlines are lines drawn on charts to show the general direction of data over time.
In technical analysis of stocks, a trendline connects price points to reveal upward, downward, or sideways movement: The stock broke below its trendline, signaling a sell-off.
More broadly, trendlines represent any pattern of change: Trendlines for remote work show lasting shifts in employment.
Ownership stakes or inventory
- equitiesOwnership stakes in corporations
- bullishExpecting market gains
- bearishExpecting market decline
- tradingExchanging for value
technical analysis · support · resistance · breakout · momentum · volatility · candlestick · volume
Return to former state
- correlationStatistical relationship measure
- scatterplotGraph of coordinate pairs
- extrapolationExtending data beyond bounds
- slopeAngled terrain or steepness
intercept · moving average · exponential · logarithmic · polynomial · curve fitting · data points · projection
Data shown visually
- graphVisual data display
- plotStoryline or land parcel
- axisRotation reference line
- slopeAngled terrain or steepness
curve · line graph · dashboard · time series · data visualization · upward · downward · trajectory
National output abbreviation
- growthIncrease in size
- recessionProlonged economic decline
- inflationSustained price level increase
- deflationSustained decrease in prices
unemployment · indicators · cycles · expansion · contraction · macroeconomic · fiscal · monetary
stocks
Ownership stakes or inventory
- equitiesOwnership stakes in corporations
- bullishExpecting market gains
- bearishExpecting market decline
trading · technical analysis · support · resistance · breakout · momentum · volatility · candlestick · volume · indicators
regression
Return to former state
- correlationStatistical relationship measure
- scatterplotGraph of coordinate pairs
- extrapolationExtending data beyond bounds
slope · intercept · moving average · exponential · logarithmic · polynomial · curve fitting · data points · projection · smoothing
chart
Data shown visually
slope · curve · line graph · dashboard · time series · data visualization · upward · downward · trajectory · pattern
GDP
National output abbreviation
deflation · unemployment · indicators · cycles · expansion · contraction · macroeconomic · fiscal · monetary · productivity
trendlinesanecdotal evidence
Support from individual accounts
anecdotes · noise · case studies · chaos · gut feelings