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Uptick

A term used to describe a transaction that took place at a higher price than the preceding transaction involving the same security. The New York Times Financial Glossary

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uptick up‧tick [ˈʌptɪk] noun

1. [countable usually singular] FINANCE a trade of shares at a higher price than that of its previous trade:

• The general rule is that shares can be sold short only on an uptick.

— compare downtick

2. [countable] ECONOMICS an increase or improvement in the level of something:

uptick in

• There may be an uptick in housing construction.

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uptick UK US /ˈʌptɪk/ noun

► [C or U] an increase in something: uptick in sth »We can see some uptick in activity in the marketplace.

► [C] STOCK MARKET, FINANCE a price or offer on a share that is higher than the previous price at which the share was sold: »Even after yesterday's uptick, the shares remain more than 40% below their peak a year ago.

→ Compare DOWNTICK(Cf. ↑downtick)

Financial and business terms. 2012.