- a stock transaction at a price higher than that of the preceding transaction
- an increase or upturn; rise
Origin of uptick
up- + tick (see ticker, sense a)An example of an uptick is a twenty five cent increase in the minimum wage.
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Origin of uptick
up- + tick (see ticker, sense a)
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noun
Origin of uptick
From the indication of a rise in price of a stock by a plus sign on boards above stock market stations
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(plural upticks)
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A trade that occurs at a higher price than the previous trade. To indicate that it is an uptick trade, a plus sign is displayed next to the last price where the stock traded. Short sales must be executed on upticks or zero-plus ticks.
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