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Uptick
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Uptick
On an exchange, a transaction in which a security was traded at the higher price than its previous trade. Some regulations and rules on exchanges only permit certain transactions following an uptick or a zero-plus tick, though some, such as the short sale rule, have become obsolete with increased digitalization of the market. An uptick is also called a plus tick.

uptick
An upward price movement for a security transaction compared with the preceding transaction of the same security. Also called plus tick. Compare downtick.

Uptick. 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 $20.25 cents, the new price is $20.26 cents.


Uptick

What Does Uptick Mean?

A securities transaction that occurs at a price above the previous transaction. For an uptick to occur, a transaction price must be followed by another transaction at a higher price. This term is used commonly in reference to stocks but also can refer to commodities and other securities.

Investopedia explains Uptick

As an example, suppose stock ABC previously traded at $10. If its next trade occurs at a price above $10, say, $10.05, ABC is on an uptick.

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