Daily #82 stock chart answers — September 24, 2026
Five anonymised historical charts were dealt to every player. The Monkey Index returned -0.04% across the same tape.
73 desks completed all five charts.
chart 1
PEG
Public Service Enterprise
+0.15%
56% UP / 44% DOWNcrowd split · 79 calls
56% called itdirectional accuracy
2009-12-23historical decision date
+0.01%Monkey Index contribution
Investors were chasing the ferocious post-crisis rebound in beaten-down cyclicals, leaving steady power utilities out of favour. Heading into the Christmas break, the shares barely twitched.
chart 2
HSY
Hershey
-4.72%
83% UP / 17% DOWNcrowd split · 77 calls
17% called itdirectional accuracy
2008-03-03historical decision date
-0.05%Monkey Index contribution
As the credit crunch deepened in early 2008, defensive staples were supposed to offer an easy shelter from the storm. The safety trade broke, and sellers were far from finished.
chart 3
COST
Costco
+1.34%
64% UP / 36% DOWNcrowd split · 75 calls
64% called itdirectional accuracy
2012-08-21historical decision date
-0.01%Monkey Index contribution
Markets spent that summer panicking over the eurozone, but defensive retail was turning out to be the ultimate hiding place. The steady climb barely broke stride.
chart 4
KO
Coca-Cola
+0.50%
50% UP / 50% DOWNcrowd split · 74 calls
50% called itdirectional accuracy
2005-10-26historical decision date
+0.04%Monkey Index contribution
Shoppers were drifting away from sugary sodas and the market was busy chasing the housing boom, leaving traditional defensives thoroughly out of favour. This is the week the selling finally ran out of steam.
chart 5
DUK
Duke Energy
-2.23%
45% UP / 55% DOWNcrowd split · 73 calls
55% called itdirectional accuracy
2024-12-03historical decision date
-0.02%Monkey Index contribution
The autumn rate cuts were supposed to bring steady dividend payers back into favour, but a fresh climb in bond yields kept the pressure on. Sellers were not done.