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downtrend

American  
[daun-trend] / ˈdaʊnˌtrɛnd /

noun

  1. a downward or decreasing tendency, movement, or shift.

    a downtrend in gasoline consumption; a downtrend in stock prices.


Etymology

Origin of downtrend

First recorded in 1925–30; down 1 + trend


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That downtrend didn’t bottom until eight months later, on Nov. 3, 2022, after falling another 37.5%.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 29, 2026

As you can see from the chart below, this correlation has been in a steady downtrend over the past six decades — notwithstanding the blip upward during the global financial crisis.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 25, 2026

Shares of Apple bucked the downtrend in technology rising 0.5%.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026

Record $98.7 billion spending by Japan to prop up the yen over the past month in joint action with the U.S. has had limited success in reversing the currency’s downtrend.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026

Qualys has outperformed software peers, with the ratio chart against the IGV breaking above a downtrend in March.

From Barron's ● Jun. 30, 2026

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