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See AlsoTrend AnalysisTrend Definition & Meaning | Britannica DictionaryWhat is Trend Analysis? Definition, Steps, Examples, Benefits and Best PracticesTrend Trading and Trend-Following StrategiesBull Spread is a strategy that option traders use when they try to make profit from an expected rise in the price of the underlying asset.
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Definition: A 'trend' in financial markets can be defined as a direction in which the market moves. 'Bullish Trend' is an upward trend in the prices of an industry's stocks or the overall rise in broad market indices, characterized by high investor confidence.
Description: A bullish trend for a certain period of time indicates recovery of an economy.
Also See: Bearish Trend, Squaring Off, Long, Inflation
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