How a chart can fool you: log scale, splits, dividends and cropped axes
Read long-term charts correctly and tell a real price move from a chart setting or a corporate action.
Module 22 of 26, Reading a chart. Lesson 7 of 7, about 14 minutes.
The takeaway
A chart shows prices, not value. Splits, dividends, scale and framing can all create illusions. Read the full data on a log scale with adjustments, or you might see a loss where there is none.
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