Based on the daily data for the month available at the next sheet, you are asked to analyse the interaction between the General Electric stock (GE) and the U.S Stock index SP500, then state whether the GE stock is an offensive or defensive one, using each one of the following techniques: (1) the Analytic technique, (2) the regression technique (use the regular regression as well as the detailed one), and (3) the chart technique. What would be the investment recommendation you might provide regarding the GE stock.

N8 fir D E F G H A 1 Date 2. 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 B Price_GE Price_SP500 31 10.8 3756.07 30 10.71 3732.04 29 10.56 3727.04 28 10.64 3735.36 24 10.65 3703.06 23 10.86 3690.01 22 10.61 3687.26 21 10.77 3694.92 18 10.81 3709.41 17 10.88 3722.48 16 10.93 3701.17 15 11.11 3694.62 14 10.83 3647.49 11 11.16 3663.46 10 11.32 3668.1 9 11.39 3672.82 8 10.96 3702.25 7 10.86 3691.96 4 10.88 3699.12 3 10.6 3666.72 2 10.43 3669.01 10.15 3662.45 23 N8 fir D E F G H A 1 Date 2. 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 B Price_GE Price_SP500 31 10.8 3756.07 30 10.71 3732.04 29 10.56 3727.04 28 10.64 3735.36 24 10.65 3703.06 23 10.86 3690.01 22 10.61 3687.26 21 10.77 3694.92 18 10.81 3709.41 17 10.88 3722.48 16 10.93 3701.17 15 11.11 3694.62 14 10.83 3647.49 11 11.16 3663.46 10 11.32 3668.1 9 11.39 3672.82 8 10.96 3702.25 7 10.86 3691.96 4 10.88 3699.12 3 10.6 3666.72 2 10.43 3669.01 10.15 3662.45 23