retrace
verb (used with object)
to trace backward; go back over.
retracement
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a word derived from
retrace.
Example Sentences
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While taking questions from reporters outside the White House on Thursday, Bessent dismissed that retracement.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 20, 2026
The nearly 50% retracement from the end of January’s high may interest “long-term value investors,” especially as industrial demand remains relatively untroubled by recent events in the Middle East, Cawley said.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 6, 2026
The yellow metal has now entered a medium-term bearish consolidation zone below $4,115 an ounce—the major 38.2% Fibonacci retracement of the rally over October 2023-January 2026, says Swissquote Bank’s Ipek Ozkardeskaya in a note.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 1, 2026
Also, weakness of Japan’s equity markets this morning as well as the retracement of yen weakness overnight may be supporting JGB prices, market observers say.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 15, 2026
"Would that be in the line of retracement, Mrs. Fontenette?"
From Strong Hearts by George Washington Cable
