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boxplot fb returns after report

Last week, Wednesday after the close, Facebook reported a stellar quarter, beating analysts’ expectations by at least 10%, yet the stock price is falling after the initial surge. Is this the normal behavior for this stock?

We will take a closer look by reviewing the plans and strategies described in the latest conference call and performing some basic stats on the price after the report.

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July 31st, 2016

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MSFT returns after crossover buy events

When investing in stocks, I often use technical indicators (along with fundamental homework) to figure out what stocks to buy and when. I understand how a stock is supposed to behave after a technical event happens and can get a good idea of how it did behave by using charts such as on Google Finance or Yahoo Finance and plotting the technicals, but what does it look like if I compile the events into one chart and see how the stock performs after the event as a whole?

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June 23rd, 2016

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