Trend line

A line on the price or value chart of a security depicting the general direction in which the security is headed. This chart shows an example of an upward trendline:

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Many people believe that prevailing trends, either up or down, will determine where a security is headed. Trendlines can be used to analyze individual securities, such as stocks, commodities or indexes, among other things.

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Line used by technical analysts to chart the past direction of a security or commodity future in order to help predict future price movements. The trendline is made by connecting the highest or lowest prices to which a security or commodity has risen or fallen within a particular time period. The angle of the resulting line will indicate if the security or commodity is in a downtrend or uptrend. If the price rises above a downward sloping trendline or drops below a rising uptrend line, technical analysts say that a new direction may be emerging. See also Technical Analysis; Trading Pattern.

Line used by technical analysts to chart the past direction of a security or commodity future in order to help predict future price movements.

The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: a line on a graph indicating a statistical trend

Trend line can refer to:

== * Linear regression in mathematics.

• Trend lines (technical analysis), a tool in technical analysis. ==
• A trend line is a line on a chart indicating movements of average numbers.

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