Play the Nike chart challenge
Nike (NKE), Sportswear. This challenge is 200 sessions, from January 30, 2013 to November 12, 2013, 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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Nike from January 30, 2013 to November 12, 2013 gains +43.4%, and the second half is the strong one: +28.2%, after a first half of +11.9%. The low prints on March 12, 2013, session 29. The worst session, March 21, 2013, is −2.3%. The drop from the high is −9.0%. The trend is there. It makes you wait for it.
What you trade
Buy and hold makes +43.4% and the deepest drop from a high is −9.0%. 106 of 199 closes are higher. The first 100 sessions are +11.9% and the last 100 are +28.2%. On a path this steady, extra trades are the usual way to fall behind the benchmark.
This page names Nike 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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