Comments on: Chart of the day, tech-stock edition http://blogs.reuters.com/felix-salmon/2011/11/23/chart-of-the-day-tech-stock-edition/ A slice of lime in the soda Wed, 22 May 2013 01:01:25 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: TFF http://blogs.reuters.com/felix-salmon/2011/11/23/chart-of-the-day-tech-stock-edition/comment-page-1/#comment-33422 TFF Sat, 26 Nov 2011 13:46:32 +0000 http://blogs.reuters.com/felix-salmon/?p=11245#comment-33422 In this case, Seth, the basis for comparison is the IPO price. It isn't intended as an IRR graph. In this case, Seth, the basis for comparison is the IPO price. It isn’t intended as an IRR graph.

]]> By: SethRoberts http://blogs.reuters.com/felix-salmon/2011/11/23/chart-of-the-day-tech-stock-edition/comment-page-1/#comment-33421 SethRoberts Sat, 26 Nov 2011 12:10:23 +0000 http://blogs.reuters.com/felix-salmon/?p=11245#comment-33421 Would you please make these stock price graphs using log coordinates on the y axis? A change from 120 to 110 is not nearly as important as a change from 20 to 10. Would you please make these stock price graphs using log coordinates on the y axis? A change from 120 to 110 is not nearly as important as a change from 20 to 10.

]]> By: crumblrr http://blogs.reuters.com/felix-salmon/2011/11/23/chart-of-the-day-tech-stock-edition/comment-page-1/#comment-33410 crumblrr Fri, 25 Nov 2011 06:36:04 +0000 http://blogs.reuters.com/felix-salmon/?p=11245#comment-33410 I so much believe that was a very compelling article to consider as you would planning going IPO!!! Groupon must have not seen this coming! I hope they get to have a grip for their hope... Good Luck Visit Crumblrr.com I so much believe that was a very compelling article to consider as you would planning going IPO!!!

Groupon must have not seen this coming!

I hope they get to have a grip for their hope…

Good Luck

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]]> By: TFF http://blogs.reuters.com/felix-salmon/2011/11/23/chart-of-the-day-tech-stock-edition/comment-page-1/#comment-33394 TFF Thu, 24 Nov 2011 00:04:58 +0000 http://blogs.reuters.com/felix-salmon/?p=11245#comment-33394 Good point, mwf. Likewise, long-term investors don't care a whit about the short-term fluctuations. Is an interesting dichotomy. Good point, mwf. Likewise, long-term investors don’t care a whit about the short-term fluctuations.

Is an interesting dichotomy.

]]> By: mfw13 http://blogs.reuters.com/felix-salmon/2011/11/23/chart-of-the-day-tech-stock-edition/comment-page-1/#comment-33393 mfw13 Thu, 24 Nov 2011 00:02:54 +0000 http://blogs.reuters.com/felix-salmon/?p=11245#comment-33393 Felix, you state quite correctly that Groupon's share price doesn't reflect news about the company and is therefore akin to a volatile random-number generator. My question is this...given the extent to which short-term trading has increased as a percentage of overall market volume, isn't this true for many other stocks, and possibly the market as a whole? After all, day-traders and millisecond long computer traders don't care a whit about the long term prospects of the stock they are trading either. Felix, you state quite correctly that Groupon’s share price doesn’t reflect news about the company and is therefore akin to a volatile random-number generator.

My question is this…given the extent to which short-term trading has increased as a percentage of overall market volume, isn’t this true for many other stocks, and possibly the market as a whole?

After all, day-traders and millisecond long computer traders don’t care a whit about the long term prospects of the stock they are trading either.

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