How to Add Log Returns Across Time
Summary
Hollow Point Trading shares a historical Johnson & Johnson IEX example explaining how to add log returns across time. Using three completed five-minute closes from October 8, 2026—252.885, 253.75, and 254.72—the announcement shows why choosing the right return definition matters.
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JNJ log returns: adding across time needs the right return definiti...
Adding returns across time requires the right definition. This historical Johnson and Johnson IEX example uses three completed five minute closes from October eighth, twenty twenty six: two fifty two point eight eight five, two fifty three point seven five, and two fifty four point seven two. Take the natural logarithm of each next close divided...
