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> > looking a one chart, it probably doesn't make any difference.
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> Depends on the chart. If the market has moved appreciably there will be a
> BIG difference between log and arithmetic scaling.
Yup. Sometimes a picture is worth a thousand words. Here's the monthly
Dow close from 1928 to present. The top one is linear and the bottom one
is semi-log. Note how the linear chart hides the 1929 crash and
exagerates the rally of the last few years.
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Dennis
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