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The shape of this chart

Oracle from June 10, 1999 to March 23, 2000 is the dot-com blow-off, and the widest gain in the set: +566.7%. The second half (+239.4%) is where it goes vertical. The first half is already +96.4%. The low is session 4 (June 15, 1999). A −20.6% drop along the way, and a worst day of −9.2% on January 24, 2000, barely shows on a chart that multiplies several times. The window ends on March 23, 2000, days after the Nasdaq peak of 10 March 2000.

What you trade

Buy and hold finishes at +566.7%, with a −20.6% drop from a high along the way. The first 100 sessions are +96.4% and the last 100 are +239.4%. The benchmark is already a strong result, so beating it means staying with the move and surviving the worst session, January 24, 2000, which moves −9.2%.

This page names Oracle 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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A lesson that fits this chart

Bollinger Bands — How stretched the price is