When is trend analysis useful in analyzing ratios?
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I would not think it was ..considering "ratios"are \nsupposedly exact concept pertaining to mathamatical\ncalculations."I would be offended if it was ,because to\ntell you the truth I am not so great at certain \nmathmatical equations off the top of my head. I have to completely immerse myself or it would fade away.But \nanyways I suppose if it were that it would be useful in \nsome ways.That would be like a "gift"to understand \nshort demands of supply ,but then again it's only a trend.\nBut if you mean a graph with a meter ,or pole as the ratio\nthen I guess it would overall come in handy toward estimating the demand ,which would also define this \nparticuliar "trend" because need does not...define "trend"\nUnless your addicted or something.
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Ratio is the correct answer.
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The number of stocks that have gained value that day are called 'advances' and the ones that have lost value are called 'declines'. Advances-declines is a ratio that gives an indication of whether the market was bullish (if ratio over 1.0) or bearish.
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the www.stockcharts.com:\n\nuse the tool to analyze GLD and IAU.
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That is a hard question.  You need to know to total number of cranes (motors) used for example 1 year ago and the number being used now.  You can draw the graph on paper to get a very rough idea of whether it's increasing or decreasing.   The more data you can get, the better the graph (for example the number sold every month for the past 3 years).  If you continue the line it will give you an idea of what might happen in the next 3 months.  \n\nThis can get very, very complex, but if you can also make a good estimate as to the numbers that are being sold and that COULD be sold if they were available, they you will have an even better idea of market demand/potential.  This number could be based on the number of cranes that are backordered.  \nThis just scratches a very big subject.  Good luck on your research.
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Drawing graphs of your data, then analyzing them to see the trends.
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As an accountant, you could take it a number of ways.\n\nfrom a basic trend analysis, 2, 3, ? = 4\n\nWhat about the sales push (advertising)? Or return customers? Word of mouth sales? \n\nThen what about new products? product obsolescence? \n\nExpansion efforts? New or better trained staff? New equipment available to increase production and therefore sales?\n\nThere are other factors beyond the simple data above that should be considered.\n\nCheers, L
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Financial analysis is the analysis of the accounts and the economic prospects of a firm.\n\nFinancial analysts, among other tasks, use to compare financial ratios (of solvency, profitability, growth...)\n\nbetween several periods (the last 5 years for example) \nand between similar firms. \nThose ratios are calculated by dividing a (group of) account balance(s), taken from the balance sheet and / or the income statement, by another, for example :\n\nNet profit / equity = return on equity \nGross profit / balance sheet total = return on assets \nStock price / earnings per share = P/E-ratio
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Now that it has dropped below it's 50-day moving average, I would wait and watch a bit before jumping in.  At this point, you would like to see a reversal of trend before believing it's heading up again.  (If you're talking about shorting or closing a short sale, the answer is clearly different!)
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Well, I think technical analysis is only one of the many tools we can use to predict market movements. There are many factors to look at when investing. There will always be people on either side of the fence when it comes to forecasting and this is probably when the technicalities come in but then again, if you are looking at short-term profits, it is more important to look at the market sentiments.
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yes but it doesnt do a real good job of it. you need the data analysis tool pack and then just run a regression and see if it works out for you. i use eviews for mine but there are a ton of other regression analysis tools to use. the only difference is the interface and the amount of the commands that you have to type in.
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try looking at the india stockmarket homepage, they have analysis tools available to do your research.
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Everything seems to be used for analysis, to find the mean curve average...TV....Internet.....I beleive you may be right.\n\nBut hey...Cheer up...Humans just aren't that average. Every time they think that they have found the perfect way to market, advertise and co-erce you into buying a chocolate bar, some other spotty face nerd in the future revolutionises the process.\n\nAll of this analysis is just a sea of change and in a hundred years...BAH!...Who's gonna' care.
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See about 'regression'.
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This ratio will give you a quick snapshot of how quickly your sales are covering the cost of sales or operating expense. It is by no means an indication of profitability but can be used over time to track the increase or decrease in the cost of operation compared to amount of sales.
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The Sharpe ratio takes into account the risk used to get a certain return, so it helps in screening out the PMs who use excess risk for their high returns.\n\nFor individual stocks, it's similar.  It's the risk-adjusted performace of a stock.
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Fundamental analysis dates from the time of the origin of banks, the 12-13th centuries. A bank lending money, obviously is interested in the possibility of the debitor being able to repay his debts.\n\nTechnical analysts in the West dates back to the Dow Theory, named after Charles H. Dow. According to the Dow Theory, the stock market averages reflect everything known by the investment community, and their trends can be predicted. The theory describes stock price movements as a combination of primary and seconday movements.\n\nThe Japanese began using technical analysis to trade rice already in the 17th century. While this early version of technical analysis was different from the US version initiated by Charles Dow around 1900, many of the guiding principles were very similar.\nAccording to Steve Nison, candlestick charting first appeared sometime after 1850. Much of the credit for candlestick development and charting goes to a legendary rice trader named Homma from the town of Sakata.