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reaction
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Reaction
The typical downward movement in the price of a security after the price had previously risen.

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The opposite of a recovery, a reaction is similar to a market correction but lacks the same intensity.

Reaction
A decline in prices following an advance. Opposite of rally.
reaction
A decline in security prices following a period of rising security prices.
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