What is a trend analysis?

A trend analysis is a method of analysis that allows traders to predict what will happen with a stock in the future. Trend analysis is based on historical data about the stock's performance given the overall trends of the market and particular indicators within the market.

What is a trend in economics?

A “trend” is an upwards or downwards shift in a data set over time. In economics, “trend analysis” usually refers to analysis on past trends in market trading; it allows you to predict what might happen to the market in the future. It might, for instance, be used to predict a trend such as a bull market run.

What are the different methods used to analyze trends?

There are several different methods that can be used to analyze trends, including technical analysis, which uses charts and other graphical tools to identify patterns in price and volume data, and fundamental analysis, which focuses on a company's financial health and industry conditions to make investment decisions.

How do you test a trend?

If the trend can be assumed to be linear, trend analysis can be undertaken within a formal regression analysis, as described in Trend estimation. If the trends have other shapes than linear, trend testing can be done by non-parametric methods, e.g. Mann-Kendall test, which is a version of Kendall rank correlation coefficient.