Understanding The SSG - page 4 Understanding The SSG . . . Since this information may not show up on the plotted lines, you might think it is not too important. It can be very important.
Many investors always plot the most recent quarterly information on the chart.
Sometimes it changes the starting point for a future trendline projection, and sometimes it confirms the original projection by falling on the line, which may have been plotted earlier. There is another reason. I've seen studies that looked beautiful, except that the latest quarter of data decreased instead of increasing, or increased too slowly. Because this is the latest corporate information available, and if a slowdown is about to take place, this is where you see it first. Don't be concerned about the price action of the stock after you purchase it.