Hi, Trexville. I understand your confusion. I take the 12 three month periods available in a year. I add the percentage of growth or loss each year to the ongoing total of that specific quarter. For instance, I add the total of Mar-May in 2002 and the Mar-May total and 2001, and the total of the Mar-May total 2000, 1999, 1998 and so on. I created a template to carry out this information. I figured that the period of the year that makes the most money-on average- is the best period to own the stock. The worst quarter, or period is the least favorable time to own a stock. Especially if it loses -268% in a 12 year period as AMD does. I won't go into the novelist part. I am sensitive with that one. Sorry that I confused you.
Ken Goodrich