Retracement in

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is a complete or partial reversal of the price of a

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or a

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from its current

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, thereby creating a temporary counter-trend. Not to be confused with Fibonacci Retracement, market correction and/or market reversal, which are the most popular types of retracements.

References

As used by journalists: *http://www.marketwatch.com/story/trust-the-streak-this-is-more-than-just-some-bear-market-rally-2016-03-21 *http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/sns-wp-blm-currency-comment-8c2c2374-f0ff-11e5-a2a3-d4e9697917d1-20160323-story.html *https://www.cnbc.com/2016/03/21/is-the-pain-trade-still-higher.html {{finance-stub Financial markets