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uptrend

American  
[uhp-trend] / ˈʌpˌtrɛnd /

noun

  1. a tendency upward or toward growth, especially in economic development.


Etymology

Origin of uptrend

First recorded in 1940–45; up- + trend

Example Sentences

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“The rally from the March low has been strong into cycle highs, with momentum building within an already established uptrend from the April 2025 low, favoring a potential break above 0.7200,” Simpson says.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026

One can see the clear uptrend, with the price doubling from the last April lows into December.

From Barron's • Apr. 21, 2026

Looking at the daily chart, it has held an uptrend against the XRT on the ratio chart over the last year.

From Barron's • Apr. 21, 2026

Looking at the stock’s daily chart, it has given back about half of the December-January uptrend on the ratio chart against the U.S.

From Barron's • Apr. 20, 2026

And you will remember how English Poetry, on the uptrend of a major cycle, is a reaching from the material towards the spiritual, a growth toward that.

From The Crest-Wave of Evolution A Course of Lectures in History, Given to the Graduates' Class in the Raja-Yoga College, Point Loma, in the College-Year 1918-19 by Morris, Kenneth