General upward or downward movement of a variable over time such as demand for a product. Trends are used in forecasting to help anticipate changes in consumption over time.
In time series analysis, a given time series can be decomposed into: - A cyclical component, - A trend component, - A seasonal component, - An irregular component, The method of trend estimation adopted by the OECD is a modified version of the phase-average trend (PAT) method developed by the United States NBER.
The direction of the market. Bull trends are those with a successive series of higher peaks and troughs, while a bear trend is identified by a successive series of lower peaks and troughs. It is also important to remember that the market trends sideways as well.
simply the direction of the market, usually broken down to three categories … major, intermediate and short-term trends. Three directions are also associated with a trend;that is, uptrend, downtrend, and a sideways trend.
a general direction or tendency; an indication of change (or its absence) in a property or condition
is the general direction in which something tends to move.
A prevailing direction of the market, either up or down, during the course of a term. Thus the trend is always relative to the term; ie, short term, medium term or long term. The short term trend could be up while the long term trend is still down. One should always be careful when using this term “trend” to specify the term to which the trend is related.
The slope of the performance graph, used to indicate the rate at which performance is changing over time.
The general drift or tendency in a set of data.
The long-term movement of an economic variable, such as its average rate of increase or decrease over enough years to encompass several business cycles.
Trend - (tendency). Steady long-term movement of the price (rate) in the market in a certain direction.
A persistent and pervasive direction, upwards or downwards, of commodities, prices, earnings, etc. over a period of time.
The general drift or tendency of a currency to move in a specific direction. An upward trend is categorized as having higher highs and higher lows. A downward trend is categorized as having lower highs and lower lows.
A series of price changes over time moving in the same direction.
A steady change in one direction over time; for example, more and more parents letting their children have later and later bedtimes over several years would be a trend.
A measure that has been changing steadily. "The trend over the last 20 years has been for more and more people to go to university." Some people use "trend" to mean "fashion" - not quite the same as the standard meaning.
Basic direction of a market or security: up, down or sideways. However, timeframe must also be included because the long-term trend can be up, while the short-term trend is down & vice versa. It's the lack of inclusion of time that causes many disagreements about the “trend” of a market or security.
The current general direction of movement for prices or rates. see also barometer, economic indicator, comparative statements, divergence, forecast, mixed market, uptrend, downtrend, signal, technical analysis.
the arrangement of a group of ore deposits or a geological feature or zone of similar grade occurring in a linear pattern. to top
In prices, means the general direction, either upward or downward price movement. See also "Price Trend." Can also mean a pattern in which the same characteristic is occurring over a period of time, such as a government's trend to reduce inflation by raising interest rates over one year.
The general direction in which something tends to move. Surveillance involves observing the trend of infection rates to help identify any increases.
The change in a series of data over a period of years that remains after the data have been adjusted to remove seasonal and cyclical fluctuations.
A statistical term referring to the direction or rate of increase or decrease in magnitude of the individual members of a time series of data when random fluctuations of individual members are disregarded.
The graphical representation of a variable's tendency, over time, to increase, decrease or remain unchanged.
The persistent underlying movement that takes place over a period of time. It is the basic growth or decline that would occur if no variations in activity existed.
The market's general direction.
A direction demonstrated through observation of data and/or indicators over time.
a general direction in which something tends to move; "the shoreward tendency of the current"; "the trend of the stock market"
a general tendency to change (as of opinion); "not openly liberal but that is the trend of the book"; "a broad movement of the electorate to the right"
turn sharply; change direction abruptly; "The car cut to the left at the intersection"; "The motorbike veered to the right"
a change in social direction that is wide in scope and that has been identified by many sources
a data series of past, current, and future developments that can be estimated or measured over time
a definite direction of the exchange rate
a fashion movement that sticks around for a while, sometimes years
a general drift or tendency in a set of data
a general or prevailing tendency or course, a vogue, or current style, as in fashions
a linear direction of development over a period of time
a pattern that is repeated by different financial vehicles (stocks, bonds, commodities, currencies, etc) and can be relied on to reasonably predict the price movements of similar vehicles
a prevailing tendency or inclination
a series of related events or activities that appear to have a demonstrable direction over time
a series of rising or falling tops and bottoms
a series of waves which can be sideways, up or down
The direction of change over time, either toward or away from desired management objectives.
the measurable, statistically significant tendency for something (i.e., chemical concentrations) to change over time.
Long-term price or trading volume movements either up, down or sideways, which characterize a particular market, commodity or security. Also applies to interest rates and yields.
A general tendency for a variable to rise or fall.
The general price direction (upwards or downwards) of securities or other assets over a period of time.
The direction (increase, decrease, or little or no change) that a particular measure takes over a period of time.
The overall direction of demand over time.
In time series analysis, a trend is a long-term movement in a single direction, up or down. A trend may be linear – a straight line – or curvilinear – a curve. In technical analysis of markets, a trend may exist on any time scale. So the two usages of the term are similar but not exactly the same.
a movement in fashion thinking
This is the predominant direction of the broad market. The trend is either up or down. Even during periods when the market seems trendless, the underlying trend remains until a change is detected by technical indicators.
The directional change over time in a series of data.
A measure of the direction or tendency of performance over time.
A long-term movement or change in frequency, usually upwards or downwards.
The market's prevalent price direction. There are short-term, intermediate-term and long-term trends.
A move in price either upward or downward, characterized by a series of higher lows and higher highs (uptrends) or lower highs and lower lows (downtrend).
to have a general tendency: said of events, conditions, opinions,etc.
The tendency. Steady long-term movement of the price (Forex rate) in the market in the certain direction.
The general direction of the market.
The general tendency of market prices to move towards a certain direction over a determined period of time. nderwriting — The process of selling newly issued shares to an investment bank (the underwriter) who then sells the shares to investors.
A general tendency (of event s, etc.) [D02086] NPMT
The general direction (for example, rising, falling, or stable) of change over time.
A pattern of behavior. Also, trend (movement) of sales.
Trends occur when price moves consistently in one direction. If the direction is higher the trend is considered to be bullish. If the direction is lower, then the trend is considered to be bearish. However, in defining a trend it is important to ensure that price peaks and troughs are pointing in the same direction. Thus in a bullish trend price highs and lows should be moving higher. In a bearish trend the price highs and lows should be moving lower.
A method of forecasting based on the linear regression technique of time series forecasting. Trend forecasting is most reliable when the driving factors of your business affect your measures in a linear fashion.
A significant price movement in one direction or another. Trends may go either up or down.
The direction, in the horizontal plane, of a linear geological feature (for example, an ore zone), measured from true north.
The long term or overall movement of a series over time. Any economic time series is assumed to be made up of trend, irregular, cyclical, and seasonal movements.
Fashion is not static, they are constantly moving, their movement has a definite direction. The direction in which fashion moves is called fashion Trend.
a long-term change in social direction, broad in scope and identified by many sources. There is a traceable history. A trend changes known conditions.
When the market is heading in a particular direction- up or down.
(noun) The general movement in the course of time of a statistically noticeable change.
The direction in which price and trading volume are moving over a short or long term basis. The movement may either be up, down or sideways. Technical analysts study market and security trends to forecast future movements. See: Chartist; Sideways Market; Technical Analysis; Volume
The trend is your friend. A trend at its most basic consists of a situation in which prices move more in one direction than another. Many technical measures attempt to discern when a price is moving in a trend, punctuated by minor corrections, and when it is simply trendless.
Refers to the direction of prices. An uptrend is a succession of higher highs and higher lows; a downtrend is a succession of lower highs and lower lows.
The direction of a price movement. A trend in motion is assumed to remain intact until there is a clear change.
Refers to the direction of prices. It can be an uptrend or a downtrend.
The general direction or bearing of a vein, or shoot, fault or rock outcrop.
refers to the general direction of a given geologic structure.
as used by this program, refers to directional change measured in resources by monitoring their condition over time. Trends can be measured by examining individual change (change experienced by individual sample units) or by examining net change (change in mean response of all sample units).
A price's prevalent directional movement.
a strike direction of a geological feature.
Refers to the direction of prices. Rising peaks and troughs constitute an uptrend; falling peaks and troughs constitute a downtrend.
The overall direction of a market or stock ignoring minor short-term fluctuations e.g. a bull / bear market. Identification of this is the most important concept in Technical Analysis. See Counter-Trend.
The general direction, either upwards or downwards, that prices, commodities or other variables take over a period of time.
The general drift, tendency or bent of a set of statistical data as related to time.
In Technical Analysis, it is defined as a succession of higher highs and higher lows – up trend - or lowers highs and lower lows – down trend - which is determined by price action.
When a stock's price is continuing to move in a given direction, either up or down.
The general direction, either upward or downward, in which prices have been moving.
General upward or downward movement of a variable over time, e.g., demand, process attribute.
A persistent and pervasive change in direction over a period of time of commodities, prices, earnings, etc.
To a trader who uses technical analysis, the trend in price of a financial security is, intuitively, the general direction of its movement. Loosely, if someone who looked at the price chart would generally say the price is going up, the trend is up, and if someone would generally say the price is moving down, the trend is down. In many cases an observer would find it difficult to decide whether the price was generally going up or going down: in this case the trend may be said to be unclear.