downtrend

noun

down·​trend ˈdau̇n-ˌtrend 

plural downtrends

: a tendency downward especially in economic matters : a downward trend : downturn

a downtrend in the stock market

The Enron bankruptcy reinforced the downtrend in the stock market, which led to further bankruptcies and news of further corporate and individual misdeeds.

—George Soros

Examples of downtrend in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

But starting in July, BX began a short-term downtrend formed by a parallel channel of lower highs and lower lows. —David Keller, CNBC, 11 Sep. 2025

Supply and demand are coming back into balance in the airline industry, meaning airfares are shooting higher again after an extended downtrend. —Jason Ma, Fortune, 16 Aug. 2025

The technical outlook turned positive on April 24th (line a) as the NDX 100 Advance/Decline line moved above its downtrend, line a, and its WMA. —Tom Aspray, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025

The decline in North Dakota’s sage grouse population dates back as far as the 1950s, Kolar says, but the downtrend worsened in 2006 or 2007, when West Nile virus was confirmed in the species. —Brad Dokken, Twin Cities, 26 July 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1890, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for downtrend

• amend
• append
• ascend
• attend
• backend
• befriend
• boyfriend
• commend
• compend
• contend
• defend
• depend