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How to pronounce uptick in English?

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Type of dealing, dealings, transaction

Examples of uptick

uptick
Some landlords have reported a slight uptick in renters moving out to buy homes.
From the online.wsj.com
Christmas-tree farms and roadside sellers expect an uptick in sales this season.
From the orlandosentinel.com
Article published Sunday, January, 2009 Does uptick in area signal a turnaround?
From the toledoblade.com
Sporcic said there was a slight uptick in demand during other large deployments.
From the thenewstribune.com
Dull has noticed an uptick in interest from farmers and others in the past year.
From the news.enquirer.com
Instead, the milestone came in April, from an uptick in spring break attendance.
From the sltrib.com
Expectations are for no gain in payrolls and a small uptick in the jobless rate.
From the businessweek.com
Yet home prices were down in much of the region, despite the uptick in activity.
From the timesunion.com
The uptick was driven in part by new restaurants and higher auto sales, he said.
From the sacbee.com
More examples
  • A transaction in the stock market at a price above the price of the preceding transaction
  • The uptick rule refers to a trading restriction that disallows short selling of securities except on an uptick. ...
  • A new price quote at a price higher than the preceding quote.
  • When the most recent trade for a particular instrument occurs at a higher price than the trade immediately preceding it.
  • A stock is said to be on an uptick when the last trade occurred at a higher price than the one before it.
  • An uptick is the smallest possible incremental increase in a security's price, which, for stocks, is one cent. So when there's an uptick in a stock selling at 40 cents, the new price is 41 cents.
  • Uptick means the next trade is at a higher price than the previous trade. Meaningful for the NYSE and AMEX; not so meaningful for OTC markets (NASDAQ). Certain transactions can only be executed on an uptick (e.g., shorting).
  • Price change in an upward direction on last trade. EFT, Futures, and Forex are NOT subject to the shorting uptick rules!
  • A listed equity trade at a price that is higher than that of the last sale.