Stock Market Data Calculations – Percent Vs Points
When analyzing a stocks value, or more to the point change in price (to most investors, the most important number), there are two simple factors which come into consideration: the change in Points and the change in Percentage. Most reviews, ratings, recommendations, i.e. musings on the stock market, that I have see are singularly concerned with Percent, an easy to comprehend and very useful factor. However, viewing the market in this manner is intrinsically limiting in the stocks which can be considered. Including a measurement of change by Points provides a full, more diverse, view of the market, often overlooked by many investors.
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