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To: stackedinvest who wrote (1000)	4/1/2022 9:58:02 PM
From: investolator2000	Respond to of 1798

Hi Stack, Each week I print my holdings in my account and compare it with the prior week. I use the figures (percentage) figures from their report. The more shares I have, the greater my week-to-week changes appear, whether up or down. Thanks for checking because sometimes I get my eyes crossed and will type the wrong figure. Hope you have a great and safe weekend. I2000

To: stackedinvest who wrote (1000)	4/2/2022 7:36:23 PM
From: WEagle	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1798

Hi stack, I am not answering for I2, but what I do is calculate my total gain based on the original price I paid for the stock, that is (current price - purchase price) / purchase price, and then expressed as a percent. For my gain for the week, I simply take the difference between the the total gain that I have for the current week - the total gain for the previous week. That is different from what would be obtained if I calculated the gain for the week as (the closing price for the current week - the closing price for the previous week) / the closing price for the previous week. Assuming that the stock is up from the price I paid, the second method (which I don't use) would yield a smaller percent gain for the week than the first method (which I use.) I wanted all my numbers to be based on the price I paid, not a sliding scale as the price moves up or down. I also occasionally just simply make a mistake. WEagle