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Downtrend
A downtrend refers to the price action of a security that moves lower in price as it fluctuates over time.
While the price may move intermittently higher or lower, downtrends are characterized by lower peaks and lower troughs over time.
Technical analysts pay attention to downtrends because they represent something more than a random losing streak. Securities in a downtrend seem to be more likely to continue trending lower until some market condition changes, implying that a downtrend marks a fundamentally deteriorating condition.