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Definitions from the WebdowntickPart of Speech: nounSense 1:A downward movement or decrease in the value or price of a stock or security. Sample Sentence: Companies often experience a downtick in their stock prices during periods of economic instability. Sense 2:A small decrease or decline in something. Sample Sentence: There has been a slight downtick in the number of new COVID-19 cases in the past week. Sense 3:In finance, a transaction in which a security is sold short and bought back at a lower price to profit from its decline. Sample Sentence: Many hedge funds employ downtick strategies to profit from declining markets. Part of Speech: verbSense 1:To decrease or decline in value or price. Sample Sentence: The company's stocks downticked by 5% after the bad earnings report. Sense 2:(intransitive) To mark a stock transaction as executed at a lower price compared to the previous transaction. Sample Sentence: The stock downticked by 2 points in the last trading session. | ||||
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