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Use SPARKLINE to create 52-week range price indicator chart for stocks in Google Sheets

The 52-week range price indicator chart shows the relative position of the current price compared to the 52-week low and the 52-week high price. It visualizes whether the current price is closer to the 52-week low or the 52-week high price. In this post, I explain how to create a 52-week range price indicator chart for stocks by using the SPARKLINE function and the GOOGLEFINANCE function in Google Sheets. Concept Demo Conclusion Concept With the GOOGLEFINANCE function, it's possible to retrieve the current price, the 52-week low price, and the 52-week high price of a stock by using the below formulas: =GOOGLEFINANCE("AAPL") returns the latest price of APPLE stock =GOOGLEFINANCE("AAPL","low52") returns the 52-week low price of APPLE stock =GOOGLEFINANCE("AAPL","high52") returns the 52-week high price of APPLE stock To measure the relative position of the current price compared to the 52-week low price and 52-wee

Slice array in Google Sheets

Many functions in Google Sheets return an array as the result. However, I find that there is a lack of built-in support functions in Google Sheets when working with an array. For example, the GOOGLEFINANCE function can return the historical prices of a stock as a table of two columns and the first-row being headers Date and Close. How can I ignore the headers or remove the headers from the results? Make any JavaScript method available in Google Sheets Demo and source code References Make any JavaScript method available in Google Sheets In JavaScript, there is the SLICE method that can return a part of an array. If I have an array const pricesWithHeader = ['Close', 10.5, 10.3, 10.1, 10.0]; , to get only the last 4 elements [10.5, 10.3, 10.1, 10.0] , I can apply the SLICE method like const pricesWithoutHeader = pricesWithHeader.slice(1); . How to slice an array in Google Sheets? Google Sheets has scripting capability with Apps Script based on JavaScript. So to slice

Compute cost basis of stocks with FIFO method in Google Sheets

After selling a portion of my holdings in a stock, the cost basis for the remain shares of that stock in my portfolio is not simply the sum of all transactions. When selling, I need to decide which shares I want to sell. One of the most common accounting methods is FIFO (first in, first out), meaning that the shares I bought earliest will be the shares I sell first. As you might already know, I use Google Sheets extensively to manage my stock portfolio investment, but, at the moment of writing this post, I find that Google Sheets does not provide a built-in formula for FIFO. Luckily, with lots of effort, I succeeded in building my own FIFO solution in Google Sheets, and I want to share it on this blog. In this post, I explain how to implement FIFO method in Google Sheets to compute cost basis in stocks investing. FIFO example How to do FIFO in Google Sheets How to use FIFO formula in Google Sheets Simple usage Use FIFO with QUERY formula Demo Conclusion FIFO exampl

Demo how to use XIRR and XNPV functions of Google Sheets to calculate internal rate of return (IRR) and net present value (NPV) for a stock portfolio

I have explained the idea of using Google Sheets functions to calculate internal rate of return (IRR) and net present value (NPV) for a stock portfolio . The process consists mainly of three steps: Identify cash flows from transactions managed in a Google Sheets spreadsheet Choose a discount rate based on personal preferences Apply XIRR and XNPV functions of Google Sheets In this post, I demonstrate step-by-step how to apply this process to calculate internal rate of return (IRR) and net present value (NPV) for a stock portfolio at 3 levels.

How to calculate the internal rate of return (IRR) and the net present value (NPV) of a stock portfolio with Google Sheets

As a long-term investor, I need to know how to evaluate the performance of my stock portfolio. A simple return on investment calculation is not a good indicator for long-term investment because it does not take into account the holding duration, and cash flows involved during that period. A return on investment of 80% after 20 years is not as impressive as it sounds after 1 year. In this post, I explain the idea of using Google Sheets to calculate the internal rate of return (IRR) and the net present value (NPV) of a stock portfolio. Identify cash flows Choose a discount rate Apply XIRR and XNPV functions of Google Sheets Interpret internal rate of return (IRR) and net present value (NPV) Conclusion Series: how to calculate internal rate of return (IRR) and net present value (NPV) for a stock portfolio in Google Sheets

Create dividend income tracker with Google Data Studio

With transactions registered, it is easy to create a dividend income tracker with Google Sheets. However, a dividend income tracker in Google Sheets is not interactive. Instead of having different pivot tables and switching forth and back among them, I can create an interactive dividend income tracker with a single-page report on Google Data Studio. In this post, I explain how to create a dividend income tracker with Google Data Studio. Manage stock transactions with Google Sheets Create a report in Google Data Studio and connect to Transactions data sources in the spreadsheet Use Time series chart to track annual dividend amount Use Pie chart to visualize the contribution of dividend among stocks Use Pivot table to track annual dividend per share and annual dividend yield of stocks Use Pivot table to track dividend amount by month and by year Demo Conclusion References

Time value of money, Present Value (PV), Future Value (FV), Net Present Value (NPV), Internal Rate of Return (IRR)

Why do I use my current money to invest in the stock market? Because I expect to have more money in the future. Why do I need more money in the future than now? Because of many reasons, the same amount of money will have less purchasing power than today. Therefore my investment needs to generate more money than today to protect my purchasing power in the future. That is the main concept of the time value of money where one dollar today is worth more than one dollar in the future. Present Value (PV), Future Value (FV) Net Present Value (NPV) Discount rate Internal Rate of Return (IRR) Conclusion Series: how to calculate internal rate of return (IRR) and net present value (NPV) for a stock portfolio in Google Sheets Present Value (PV), Future Value (FV) At 10% annual growth rate, an investment of 1000$ will be worth 1000 * 110% = 1100$ after 1 year, and will be worth 1000 * 110% * 110% = 1210$ after 2 years. The future value of 1000$ after 2 years at the

Create a dividend income tracker with Google Sheets by simply using pivot tables

As my investment strategy is to buy stocks that pay regular and stable dividends during a long-term period, I need to monitor my dividends income by stocks, by months, and by years, so that I can answer quickly and exactly the following questions: How much dividend did I receive on a given month and a given year? How much dividend did I receive for a given stock in a given year? Have a given stock's annual dividend per share kept increasing gradually over years? Have a given stock's annual dividend yield been stable over years? In this post, I explain how to create a dividend tracker with Google Sheets. Manage stock transactions with Google Sheets Create dividend tracker with Google Sheets Track annual dividend amount of stocks Track dividend amount by month and by year Track annual dividend per share of stocks Track annual dividend yield of stocks Demo Conclusion References Manage stock transactions with Google Sheets I use a spreadsheet on Goo