While in secular bull markets the very long-term trend is up, in secular bear markets the very long-term trend (17 years typically) is sideways to down.
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Other than the fact that Brazilian incomes are rising, which is a long term trend, there are some short-term trends as well.
Bob Haberkorn, senior commodities broker, RJO Futures, said the short-term trend in gold is down, although longer term he still likes gold.
Though the short-term trend is still toward higher rates, the long-term downtrend remains intact.
Nordvig argues the medium-term trend may be punctuated by economic weakness in the near-term, particularly as second quarter economic indicators are released.
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The near term trend remains down, but the market has hit major long-term moving average support and momentum tools hit oversold levels and are trying to turn higher, which is a traditional buy signal.
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And what a boom it would be to get back to the long-term trend!
Since the mid-1970s the long-term trend in household saving has been downwards (see chart above).
But the long-term trend is clear: We will need more and more skilled people.
Of the main currencies, the yen looks by far the cheapest relative to its long-term trend.
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We believe the estimated deceleration in growth is more a seasonal factor than a long-term trend.
The OBV did confirm the late-2010 highs, which is positive for the intermediate-term trend.
Its leaders chose to ignore the long-term trend away from traditional retail toward on-line shopping.
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While the mid-term trend is still up, this increases the odds of a deeper overall correction.
Yet, the long term trend might be for the U.S. and Europe to consume less.
But to grow, white supremacist groups have to buck a long-term trend toward inclusion, he said.
But, the battle at that price area will have important ramifications to the longer-term trend.
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To return median single-family house prices to the long-term trend takes another 20% drop from here.
Math scores on the NAEP long term trend were stagnant during the same period.
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But the longer-term trend is not necessarily evidence of a new plague of delinquency.
There is a long-term trend for more content and applications using resources in connected data centers.
It has the benefit of being logically consistent and I suspect it is an important long-term trend.
Again, this is not your quick hit but a longer term trend trade that has great potential.
There has been close scrutiny to see whether this was a temporary decline or a longer-term trend.
Technically, the near term trend is still bearish on the daily chart for Comex Feb gold futures.
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The government said the figures were provisional, so it could not say whether they showed a long-term trend.
The near term trend remains bearish, but the market is showing signs of stabilizing above the spike low.
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This was one reason why the economy could grow faster than its long-term trend without igniting inflationary pressure.
Yet the most important reason for Autonomy's success is that it is riding a long-term trend in computing.
This is a long-term trend that will have both positive and negative implications.
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