iPhone iOS Stocks App definitions

[kdum8]

Hi MRers,

Is anyone out there a real whizz with stocks and finance? I love the look of the new iOS 12 stocks app and check it often, but there doesn't seem to be a legend anywhere that explains what some of the information actually means.

In particular I'm confused about two points. In the attached image I've circled two areas in red:

1. Shows a percentage increase or decrease of the stock, but over what time frame? Is it just showing the % change for the current day only, and if so I guess it's based on NYSE opening times? (I'm based in Japan)

2. The trend line also, is this showing the current day only as well? And what does the dotted-line mean? It sometimes doesn't appear for all stocks (see AMZN for example).

I've searched everywhere but I can't seem to find any documentation for this...

 

[C DM]

Hi MRers,

Is anyone out there a real whizz with stocks and finance? I love the look of the new iOS 12 stocks app and check it often, but there doesn't seem to be a legend anywhere that explains what some of the information actually means.

In particular I'm confused about two points. In the attached image I've circled two areas in red:

1. Shows a percentage increase or decrease of the stock, but over what time frame? Is it just showing the % change for the current day only, and if so I guess it's based on NYSE opening times? (I'm based in Japan)

2. The trend line also, is this showing the current day only as well? And what does the dotted-line mean? It sometimes doesn't appear for all stocks (see AMZN for example).

I've searched everywhere but I can't seem to find any documentation for this...

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1. All that information there is for the current day.

2. This is for the current day as well. The dotted line is the closing price from the previous day--basically the price against which the current day is based off of, in that chart as well as the change amount and percentages on the right.

It's pretty much fairly standard in terms of how stock tickers work.

 

[kdum8]

1. All that information there is for the current day.

2. This is for the current day as well. The dotted line is the closing price from the previous day--basically the price against which the current day is based off of, in that chart as well as the change amount and percentages on the right.

It's pretty much fairly standard in terms of how stock tickers work.

OK that makes sense! Thank you very much

Sorry, I'm not a stock aficionado yet so not that familiar with stock tickers. How come for some of them (Amazon) there is no dotted line, does that mean there was no closing price?

 

[jb310]

How come for some of them (Amazon) there is no dotted line, does that mean there was no closing price?

It means the previous closing price was so much higher (or lower) that it's hard to see on the current chart. Try looking at the top or bottom of the chart, and you might see the dotted line there.

 

[kdum8]

It means the previous closing price was so much higher (or lower) that it's hard to see on the current chart. Try looking at the top or bottom of the chart, and you might see the dotted line there.

Ok that makes sense. Thanks! It all looks a lot easier to read now