Chapter III: Historical Volume Trends are analyzed here, revealing seasonal patterns and the influence of the Business Cycle. |
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Here is an explanation of the historical volume charts for Philip Morris: The main trace on the top chart is the Monthly Average Daily Volume for the company. Blue marks the de-seasonalized trend, which is a least squares linear regression applied to the MO prices after seasonal variations have been filtered out. Typical Seasonal Patterns might show a January Effect, and possibly some quarterly distortions due to the periodic release of financial reports. Long Term Cyclical Patterns can reflect the degree of public interest in the stock market, as well as interest in the particular company. |
Refined Volume Trend Analysis for MO : |
| Thursday, February 04, 2010: We have news on MicroSoft, ticker symbol MSFT. Some signs of an over-sold condition have become evident. Also, there are breaking events concerning Polo Ralph Lauren Corporation and Eastman Kodak. From the News Archive: (2/3/2010 ) Favorable events happened at C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc., PNC Financial Services, and Briggs and Stratton. Meanwhile, bad news came from Northrop Grumman Corporation. |