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

  3. downtick in British English. (ˈdaʊnˌtɪk ) noun. 1. a small and sometimes incremental decrease. 2. a decrease in the price of a stock transaction compared to the price of the previous transaction of the same stock. Collins English Dictionary.

  4. 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.

    • 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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  5. a small decrease in the level or value of something, especially in the price of shares. The shares were bought on a downtick. a downtick in productivity. opposite uptick. Want to learn more?

  6. There are two meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun downtick. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. This word is used in U.S. English.

  7. A small decrease or downward change in something that has been steady or rising. There had been a downtick in April's enthusiasm for schoolwork — a sprinkling of Bs on her report card. ( finance) A stock market transaction or quote at a price below a preceding one.

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