Data Assessment
Reflection
There have been extreme fluctuations in the prices of shares and the volume of stocks, which has affected the operations of the company. Being unable to predict the stock prices has resulted in the company to repurchase the stocks at higher prices (Alexandre, 2016). Purchasing the shares while at high prices reflects the company’s expectations of profit and growth in the future. Big investors purchase shares while the stock price is higher with an expectation of increased growth in their cash dividends (Chen and Ann, 2016). From the first view of the data, I could not fathom why the company would opt to purchase shares while the price was high instead of considering to purchase them while the price is lower (Shiryaev et al., 2013). In my understanding, for one to make a profit in the shares business, they should consider purchasing them when the price is lower and sell them while the price is high (Miller and Maxwell, 2016). From the first impression, I would be forced to conclude that the company made the wrong decision, which will affect its profit margin.
Comments
The comments in the sample assessment made the understanding of the data easier. The comments illustrated every step performed in a very systematic manner; thus I had no hard time understanding the results (Aung and Myo, 2017). However, while making my analysis, I would still consider adding comments to it so that the one reading it would also have an easier time just as I had while going through the sample data assessment.
Weaknesses
One of my greatest weaknesses is taking a risk. I get very cautious with my money, and when I am needed to risk it on a business that I cannot predict the outcome, it gets very difficult for me (Weng et al., 2017). I am also very impatient, and thus, waiting for a period to see how the shares prices fluctuate becomes difficult, and I may end up selling at a low price with the fear of making more loss.
Strengths
My greatest strength is that I can play with numbers to predict whether the price of the shares is to go up or down (Moon et al., 2016). With that information, I can know when to invest, and to what extent. I am also good at performing market research. With the information from the market, I can decide which company I will invest my money on and which to avoid (Goel et al., 2016).
Questions
From studying the data sample, I would be interested in enquiring about my instructor why big investors prefer buying shares when the price is up contrary to what most people choose to do? How do they make a profit? What is it that lies behind the secret that most people fail to understand?