uptrend

noun

up·​trend ˈəp-ˌtrend How to pronounce uptrend (audio)
: an upturn especially in business or economic activity

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The other weekly job data is ongoing claims for unemployment benefits, which are also off its lows and show a slow uptrend. Bill Stone, Forbes.com, 8 June 2025 The stock has cooled off from its high in early May but the uptrend is intact and an RSI reading in the 50s is a better entry point than when the stock was making fresh highs and RSI was pushing 75. Josh Brown,sean Russo, CNBC, 5 June 2025 Two cases where the deep correction led to lows being established fairly quickly and a new uptrend beginning were in 1998 and 2018. Randy Watts, Forbes.com, 9 May 2025 Over the past four weeks, Coinbase has now bounced above its 50-day moving average, leaving a breakout above the 200-day moving average as the last validation of a new uptrend phase. David Keller, CNBC, 8 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for uptrend

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First Known Use

1926, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of uptrend was in 1926

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“Uptrend.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/uptrend. Accessed 13 Jun. 2025.

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uptrend

noun
up·​trend ˈəp-ˌtrend How to pronounce uptrend (audio)
: a rise especially in business or activity

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