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Trend line

A straight line drawn through successive lows or highs to describe the direction of movement.

When the metric lies

Several different lines fit the same history, and the author picks the anchors. The line holds nothing up, and what counts as breaking it depends on how it was drawn.

Also known as: trendline

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