Looking at the Percent Change of Stock Indexes is Relevant . . .
nThis measures the
rate of return on the investment
ni.e., how many more
dollars you would have at the end
of the day if you invested $100 at the beginning of the day
nThe sixty largest
percent changes in the S&P 500
(or in the DJIA) have been before the last 10 years
nThe only exceptions
among these sixty days are in 1997
and 1998