%%From the Merriam-Webster Dictionary
Rally.."To muster for a common purpose", "To come together again to renew an effort"
Hard to go wrong with Websters, Speedo .I also looked it up in IBD founder William O Neil's Book-- Make Money In Stocks, as a practical example. January rally, 1985, up 7.4%, JAN 1985 , year turned out to be Up trending bull market; NOT a prediction.TGT is in a bear market downtrend, past 2 years, not many rallies @ all.