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Cramer is an entertainer

Obama Accountability Index

He may be conservative, but he's not very credible. I recalculated his index and it comes in at 165.20 today. He dropped it because it refutes him.

data source
week of
19-Jan 10-Nov stock code
6.24 16.03 bac (Bank America)
3.49 0.58 MTLQQ old GM
24.28 44.17 jpm (JP Morgan)
3.47 4.18 c (Citi)
35.66 59.96 cat (Caterpiller)
12.03 15.78 ge (GE)
14.195 23.45 average
100 165.20 index RJJensen 00:24, 11 November 2009 (EST)

Very helpful! Thank you for doing the calculations! Wow.. much appreciated. DerekE 01:06, 11 November 2009 (EST)

Updates. I did some calculations too. DerekE 20:30, 11 November 2009 (EST)

Data Source
Stock ticker	Jan 21	Nov 10
BAC	6.68	16.03
MTLQQ	3.52	0.58
JPM	22.63	44.17
C	3.67	4.18
CAT	39.55	59.96
GE	13.03	15.78
Average Price:	14.846	23.45	= 58% increase
Index:	100	158	= 58% increase
S&P 500 price:	840.24	1,093.01	= 30% increase

From January 21 to November 10, 2009, the

Obama Accountability Index increased 18%

over the S&P 500. Thus, according to the

OAI, Obama is doing well.

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Citation

I updated Jim Cramer's article with a citation pointing here, as a reference for how we calculated the Obama Accountability Index. DerekE 13:31, 25 November 2009 (EST)

Updates (February 10, 2010). DerekE 15:40, 12 February 2010 (EST)

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Data Source
Stock ticker	Jan 21, 2009	Feb 10, 2010
BAC	6.68	14.67
MTLQQ	3.52	0.59
JPM	22.63	38.87
C	3.67	3.20
CAT	39.55	53.15
GE	13.03	15.69
Average Price:	14.846	21.02	= 41.65% increase
Index:	100	141.65	= 41.65% increase
S&P 500 price:	840.24	1,068.13	= 27.2% increase

From January 21, 2009, to February 10, 2010, the

Obama Accountability Index increased 14.45%

over the S&P 500. Thus, according to the

OAI, Obama is doing well.

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OAI Underperformed

I updated the Obama Accountability Index, including adjusting the stock price for Citigroup (C) following their reverse stock split.[1]

Updates (August 22, 2011). DerekE 17:00, 6 September 2011 (EDT)

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Data Source
Stock ticker	Jan 21, 2009	Aug 22, 2011
BAC	6.68	6.42
MTLQQ	3.52	0.04
JPM	22.63	33.41
C	36.70 Stock Split History	26.06
CAT	39.55	79.89
GE	13.03	15.11
Average Price:	20.35	26.82	= 31.79% increase
Index:	122.11	160.93	= 31.79% increase
S&P 500 price:	840.24	1,123.82	= 33.7% increase

From January 21, 2009 to August 22, 2011 the

Obama Accountability Index underperformed the

S&P 500 Index by 1.91%. Thus, according to the

OAI, Obama is struggling to rejuvenate the economy.

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