trendline

Or trend line

[trend-lahyn]

noun

1. an upward or downward line on a chart indicating movements of average prices, as of stocks, over a period of time.

Word History and Origins

Origin of trendline¹

1910–15 for more general sense; trend + line ¹

Example Sentences

Data from Bespoke Investment Group showed the 10-day trendline tracking advancing stocks against those in decline on the S&P 500 has moved to an “oversold” condition for the first time since the April tariff slump.

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The red line represents the best-fit trendline, and notice that it is nearly flat, meaning that there is no significant trend.

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The r-squared of that trendline is 0.003, barely different than zero.

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“It totally messes up our trendline,” Culhane said.

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Attendance is following a similar trendline — much better but still in need of improvement.

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