Trend break detection is the process of identifying the point where a trend changes direction or behavior.
This could be:
Upward trend → downward trend
Stable trend → sudden growth
Slow growth → rapid decline
It helps detect:
Structural changes
Market shifts
Sudden events or anomalies
Example:
Sales increasing for months, then suddenly dropping after a new competitor enters the market.
What this shows:
The data follows a certain trend direction.
At a specific point, the pattern changes suddenly.
This change point is called a trend break.
Example:
Sales increasing steadily.
After a market crash, sales suddenly drop.
That drop point = trend break