Definitions
In plain terms
It can be defined with slope, moving averages, pivots, returns, or another governed method.
Technical
The label is incomplete without instrument, price field, horizon, sampling, algorithm, tolerance, and timestamp.
Scope
A trend is method-dependent and not an objective property independent of scale.
Examples
- A Fintech Builder lesson can compute or identify Price Trend only after declaring its inputs, timing, and edge-case rules.
Common misconceptions
- A trend is method-dependent and not an objective property independent of scale.
Concept relationships
Prerequisites
Where this concept is used
Evidence and governance
- Fintech Builder Glossary Definition Contract The Fintech Builder · internal governed contract
Supports: preferred label, short definition, technical definition
Limits: Defines governed platform behavior rather than claiming these policies are universally prescribed by external McClellan methodology.
- Business Cycle Indicators: Diffusion Indexes The Conference Board · first party methodology
Supports: variant distinction
Limits: Applying the general diffusion construction to sectors or factor groups is a declared Fintech Builder adaptation.
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- fintech-builder-batch-005
- Last reviewed
- 2026-07-27
- Next review
- 2027-07-27
- Record status
- evidence reviewed
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