| Answer | Crossword Clue |
|---|---|
| NORMALIZES | Stops fluctuations, as in prices |
| UPTURNS | Rising trends, as in prices |
| NOSEDIVE | Steep drop, as in prices |
| upside | upward trend, as in stock prices |
| upsides | upward trend, as in stock prices |
| points | unit used in quoting prices (as of stocks, bonds, and commodities) |
| upturn | upward turn, or a changing and rising movement, as in prices or business |
| chopping | cut as if by chopping chop prices a bridge chops the lake in two |
