trend

(trĕnd)
n.

1. The general direction in which something tends to move.
2. A general tendency or inclination. See synonyms at tendency.
3. Current style; vogue: the latest trend in fashion.

intr.v., trend·ed, trend·ing, trends.

1. To extend, incline, or veer in a specified direction: The prevailing wind trends east-northeast.
2. To show a general tendency; tend: "The gender gap was trending down" (James J. Kilpatrick).

[From Middle English trenden, to revolve, from Old English trendan.]

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Beginning to deviate from normal operation. The term is used in industrial control networks when the analysis of data from sensors and nodes or the analysis of calculated summaries derived from data begin to show a deviation trend. See industrial control network.

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In general: any general direction of movement. For example: “There is an upward (downward, level) trend in XYZ sales,” or “There is a trend toward increased computerization of trading on Wall Street.”

Securities: long-term price or trading volume movements either up, down, or sideways, which characterize a particular market, commodity or security. Also applies to interest rates and yields.

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noun

1. An inclination to something: bent, bias, cast, disposition, leaning, partiality, penchant, predilection, predisposition, proclivity, proneness, propensity, squint, tendency, turn. See approach/retreat, like/dislike.
2. The current custom: craze, fad, fashion, furor, mode, rage, style, vogue. Informal thing. Idioms: the in thing, the last word, the latest thing. See style/good style/bad style, usual/unusual.

verb

To have a tendency or inclination: incline, lean¹, slant, squint, tend¹. See likely/unlikely.

Modern dance in six parts with choreography and libretto by Hanya Holm, music by Wallingford Riegger and Edgard Varèse, set by Arch Lauterer, and costumes by Betty Joiner. Premiered 13 Aug. 1937 by the Hanya Holm Company at Bennington College for Women in Vermont. Holm's signature work, it is an ambitious 55-minute dance for an all-female cast which deals with the theme of the destruction of society through its own decadence.

The general direction of a market or of the price of an asset. Trends can vary in length from short, to intermediate, to long term. If you can identify a trend, it can be highly profitable, because you will be able to trade with the trend.

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As a general strategy, it is best to trade with trends, meaning that if the general trend of the market is headed up, you should be very cautious about taking any positions that rely on the trend going in the opposite direction.

A trend can also apply to interest rates, yields, equities and any other market which is characterized by a long-term movement in price or volume.

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(DOD) The straying of the fall of shot, such as might be caused by incorrect speed settings of the fire support ship.

As it pertains to meteorology, it is the forecast for the next two hours. It is added to some METARs (meteorological aeronautical radio).

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A generally consistent movement in the same direction over a long period in a time series.

For a list of words related to trend, see:

• Social Structure and Conditions - trend: prevailing direction in which society is moving at a given time

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - retning, udvikling, tendens, mode
v. intr. - stræbe, have en vis retning

Nederlands (Dutch)
trend (tendens), stroming, (om)buigen

Français (French)
n. - tendance, mode
v. intr. - (Écon, Fin) tendre (à la hausse/à la baisse)

Deutsch (German)
n. - Trend, Verlauf, Mode
v. - eine Richtung haben oder nehmen, sich in Richtung ... bewegen

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - ροπή, (γενική) τάση, πορεία, γενική κατεύθυνση

Italiano (Italian)
voga, tendenza

Português (Portuguese)
n. - tendência, inclinação

Русский (Russian)
направление (мысли), тенденция, мода

Español (Spanish)
n. - moda, tendencia, orientación
v. intr. - dirigirse, tender, inclinarse, tomar un curso o dirección

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - trend, tendens, utveckling, strömning, riktning, mode

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
趋势, 方位, 倾向, 伸向, 通向

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 趨勢, 方位, 傾向
v. intr. - 伸向, 通向, 傾向

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 방향, 경향
v. intr. - 흐르다, 기울다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 向かう, 傾く
n. - 傾向, 流行, 方向

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) نزعه, اتجاه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮נטייה, מגמה‬
v. intr. - ‮נטה, כיוון, פנה, נמשך‬

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