Silicon Investor (SI) -- The First Internet Community

STOCKTALK

We've detected that you're using an ad content blocking browser plug-in or feature. Ads provide a critical source of revenue to the continued operation of Silicon Investor. We ask that you disable ad blocking while on Silicon Investor in the best interests of our community. If you are not using an ad blocker but are still receiving this message, make sure your browser's tracking protection is set to the 'standard' level.

Politics : Just the Facts, Ma'am: A Compendium of Liberal Fiction -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: TimF who wrote (69744)	2/23/2009 12:13:25 PM
From: Arthur Radley	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 90947

Tim, You state.." The important issue is the percentage increase or decrease, not the absolute number. A relatively small percentage change from a larger base will give you a larger numerical change, but that's just a sign of a larger base, not of massively poor performance. Your method is simply wrong." Okay! But where did you come up with your percentage ratio without using absolute number of the actual numbers provided by the DJIA? Why did you jump to using individual stocks to justify your position, when its the DJIA results that are the issue. Suddenly you start talking trading in and out of stocks, when I give a clear start date and end date results on the DJIA. Let me state it more clearly for you....did the DJIA historical data show an increase from the time Reagan began his term and when you included the historical data of Bush I and Bush II. When you come up with the absolute number, then apply your percentage calculations to this number and tell me if its a positive or negative gain in the DJIA? Now if you want to get into your percentage scenario, calculate the percentage gain in the DJIA from the very beginning until January 20, 2009. Now exclude the percentage gain/loss in the DJIA during the terms of Reagan, Bush I and Bush II. Now tell us which of these percentages is higher and which one is lower! Try and stick just with the absolute numbers of the DJIA...lets stick with just apples and not your effort to throw in your oranges.