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The smallest price of a stock over a given period of time, especially when the price has first been reached. That is, when a stock's prices have dipped below the previous record for a given period of time, analysts and reporters say that prices have reached "a new low." This is generally considered a bearish sign, especially when other indicators are also bearish.

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Rates for 15-year, fixed-rate mortgages, a popular option for refinancing, also dipped to a new low this week, falling to 5.

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Among the Nasdaq new lows are Pacific Sunwear (NASDAQ: PSUN) , which reported sub-par earnings results last night, and Amazon.

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