downtick

Definitions of downtick
  1. noun
    a transaction in the stock market at a price below the price of the preceding transaction
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    antonyms:
    uptick
    a transaction in the stock market at a price above the price of the preceding transaction
    type of:
    dealing, dealings, transaction
    the act of transacting within or between groups (as carrying on commercial activities)
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