Play the Walt Disney chart challenge

Walt Disney (DIS), Entertainment. This challenge is 200 sessions, from July 7, 2014 to April 21, 2015, plus 60 earlier sessions of context. You picked the company on this page. On the chart the name and the dates are hidden, and the price is rescaled so the close before session 1 equals 100.

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The shape of this chart

Disney from July 7, 2014 to April 21, 2015 rises +24.4% on a quiet path. The low prints on October 16, 2014, session 73, well after the open, and the worst day (October 13, 2014, −2.7%) is small. The second half (+17.5%) does more than the first (+5.8%). The drop from the high is −10.1%. On a path like this, the extra trades are what usually lose to buy and hold.

+24.4%Buy and hold

−10.1%Deepest drop from a high

108 of 199Closes that rose

−2.7%Worst session · October 13, 2014

+5.8%First 100 sessions

+17.5%Last 100 sessions

What you trade

Buy and hold makes +24.4% and the deepest drop from a high is −10.1%. 108 of 199 closes are higher. The first 100 sessions are +5.8% and the last 100 are +17.5%. On a path this steady, extra trades are the usual way to fall behind the benchmark.

This page names Walt Disney because this challenge is that company. The daily puzzle and a random practice game keep the company hidden. Inside this round the chart still hides the name and the dates until you finish.

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