downtick

down·tick  (dountk)

n.

1. A decrease, especially a small or incremental one.

2. A transaction in a stock market security below the price of the previous transaction.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

downtick - a transaction in the stock market at a price below the price of the preceding transaction transaction, dealing, dealings - the act of transacting within or between groups (as carrying on commercial activities); "no transactions are possible without him"; "he has always been honest is his dealings with me" uptick - a transaction in the stock market at a price above the price of the preceding transaction