A Trend Is a General Tendency for a Variable to Increase

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A trend is a general tendency for a variable to increase or decrease over time.

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Definitions:

Security Market Line

A line that represents the relationship between the risk of an investment and its expected return, used in the capital asset pricing model.

Market Risk Premium

The additional return expected by investors for taking on the higher risk of investing in the stock market over a risk-free rate.

Beta

A measure of a stock's volatility in comparison to the overall market; a beta above 1 indicates greater volatility than the market.

Risk-Free Rate

The theoretical rate of return of an investment with zero risk, serving as a benchmark for measuring risk.