Upside Downside Ratio Term category: Stocks In 10 words or less: A ratio that tells you whether stocks in general are going up or down.
Definition: The volume of advancing shares versus the volume of declining shares in the NYSE.
StockJargon Advice: If the upside downside ratio is greater than 1, it means more stocks are going up than those going down. And if it's below 1, stocks on the whole are declining.
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