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    downtick
    /ˈdaʊntɪk/

    noun

    • 1. a small decrease or slight downward trend: North American "a downtick in the unemployment rate is welcome news"

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  3. DOWNTICK definition: 1. a small reduction in the number or level of something: 2. a price or offer on a stock that is…. Learn more.

    • English (US)

      DOWNTICK meaning: 1. a small reduction in the number or...

    • What Is A Downtick?
    • Understanding A Downtick
    • Uptick Rule
    • Downtick-Uptick Test

    A downtick is a transaction for a financial instrument that occurs at a lower price than the previous transaction. A downtick occurs when a stock'sprice decreases in relation to the last trade.

    A downtick occurs when a transaction price is followed by a decreased transaction price. This is commonly used in reference to stocks, but it can also be extended to commodities and other forms of financial securities. A downtick is in contrast to an uptick, which refers to a trade in which the price increases from the previous price. For instance,...

    Short selling a stock is not allowed on a downtick, as stipulated by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) uptick rule. A short sale, or the sale of an asset that a seller does not own, is only permitted when the transaction is entered at a higher price than the previous trade. Originally introduced in the Securities Exchange Act of 1934and ...

    The New York Stock Exchange(NYSE) implements a set of restrictions to ensure orderliness when the market experiences significant daily movements. While many of these restrictions are executed when the market experiences a significant downturn, the NYSE used to implement one restriction in a market upturn, which was known as the downtick-uptick test...

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  4. downtick: [noun] a stock market transaction at a price below the last previous transaction in the same security — compare uptick.

  5. Downtick definition: a decline or deterioration in business activity, in mood, etc.. See examples of DOWNTICK used in a sentence.

  6. Jun 8, 2024 · downtick: 1 n a transaction in the stock market at a price below the price of the preceding transaction 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)

  7. Definition of downtick noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  8. 2 meanings: 1. a small and sometimes incremental decrease 2. a decrease in the price of a stock transaction compared to the.... Click for more definitions.