Question $3$

Using data from Wall Street Journal Market Diary, CBOE Daily Market Statistics and other financial data

sources $($e$.$g$.$ TR Eikon, Bloomberg, Yahoo Finance, etc.$),$ calculate the following using the most recent $5$

trading days $($your reference day can be the day you get the data to answer this question. Please indicate the

date clearly and include the data you use to answer this question.

a$.$ Trin ratio for the NYSE. Is the trin ratio bullish or bearish in each of the $5$ days?

b$.$ Relative strength of TESLA relative to industry index. Based on $5$ days of data, does TESLA

outperform or underperform the industry?

c$.$ Cumulative breadth for the NYSE for the most recent $5$ days. Can you infer any broad market

trend?

d$.$ Put$/$Call ratio from CBOE $($Chicago Boards Option Exchange$).$ Do you infer investor pessimism

or optimism based on most recent $5$ days of data?

Question $4$

Log on to

finance.yahoo.com $($or any other financial database of your choice$)$ to find the monthly dividend$-$

adjusted closing prices for the most recent $4$ years for Abercrombie & Fitch $($ANF$).$ Also, collect the closing

level of the S&P $500$ Index over the same period.

Calculate the $4-$month moving average of both the stock and the S&P $500$ over time. For each series, use

Excel to plot the moving average against the actual level of the stock price or index. Examine the instances

where the moving average and price series cross.

Is the stock more or less likely to increase when the price crosses through the moving average?

Does it matter whether the price crosses the moving average from above or below?

How reliable would an investment rule based on moving averages be$?$

Part II

Question $1$

XYZ$\text{'}$s stock price and dividend history are as follows: