uptick vs transaction

uptick and transaction both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
uptick	Yes	No	No	No
transaction	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, transaction is a hypernym of uptick; that is, transaction is a word with a broader meaning than uptick:

uptick: a transaction in the stock market at a price above the price of the preceding transaction
transaction: the act of transacting within or between groups (as carrying on commercial activities)

Other hypernyms of uptick include dealing, dealings.

uptick (noun)	transaction (noun)
a transaction in the stock market at a price above the price of the preceding transaction	the act of transacting within or between groups (as carrying on commercial activities)