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| ===== Adjusted vs. Unadjusted Data ===== | ===== Adjusted vs. Unadjusted Data ===== | ||
| - | We adjust our historical price data to remove the effects of fund distributions, dividends and stock splits from our charts. If you are noticing multiple data differences for a stock's historical data, this is most likely the reason. | + | We adjust our historical price data to remove the effects of fund distributions, dividends, and stock splits from our charts. If you are noticing multiple data differences for a stock's historical data, this is most likely the reason. |
| - | Splits, distributions and dividends are "artificial" changes in the price of a ticker symbol that create gaps on technical charts, potentially resulting in misleading signals from technical indicators. To eliminate those gaps, we decrease our historical prices (and increase our historical volume data) in a way that removes these misleading signals. | + | Splits, distributions, and dividends are "artificial" changes in price and can create gaps in technical charts. These price gaps could potentially result in misleading signals from technical indicators. To eliminate those gaps, we decrease our historical prices (and increase our historical volume data) in a way that removes these misleading signals. |
| **Learn More:** [[:policies:adjusted_data|Historical Price Data is Adjusted for Splits, Dividends and Distributions]] | **Learn More:** [[:policies:adjusted_data|Historical Price Data is Adjusted for Splits, Dividends and Distributions]] | ||
| - | Additionally, we offer special unadjusted ticker symbols for most stocks and ETFs. **To see a chart of unadjusted data, simply add an underscore character to the front of the stock's normal symbol.** | + | Additionally, we offer special unadjusted ticker symbols for most stocks and ETFs. **To see a chart of unadjusted data, add an underscore character to the front of the security's symbol.** |
| ===== BATS vs. Official Real-Time Data ===== | ===== BATS vs. Official Real-Time Data ===== | ||