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downtick

 

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Noun downtick has 1 sense
  1. downtick - a transaction in the stock market at a price below the price of the preceding transaction
    --1 is a kind of
    transaction, dealing, dealings
    Antonyms: uptick

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downtick

Part of Speech: noun


Sense 1:

A downward movement or decrease in the value or price of a stock or security.

Sample Sentence: Companies often experience a downtick in their stock prices during periods of economic instability.

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Sense 2:

A small decrease or decline in something.

Sample Sentence: There has been a slight downtick in the number of new COVID-19 cases in the past week.

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Sense 3:

In finance, a transaction in which a security is sold short and bought back at a lower price to profit from its decline.

Sample Sentence: Many hedge funds employ downtick strategies to profit from declining markets.

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Part of Speech: verb


Sense 1:

To decrease or decline in value or price.

Sample Sentence: The company's stocks downticked by 5% after the bad earnings report.

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Sense 2:

(intransitive) To mark a stock transaction as executed at a lower price compared to the previous transaction.

Sample Sentence: The stock downticked by 2 points in the last trading session.

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