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Since 2001 he has been calculating a “Buy-on-Dips Confidence Index,” which measures the percentage of retail investors who believe that the stock market will rise the day after big drops.

From MarketWatch • Oct. 17, 2025

The Bureau of Labor Statistics has been calculating the unemployment rate the same way since 1940.

From Washington Post • Mar. 13, 2017

“If you look at how this talk came about and how it led to a deal, you get a clear sense that Kim Jong-un has been calculating it carefully,” Mr. Yang said.

From New York Times • Aug. 25, 2015

The Bank of England, which has been calculating what will happen when the great quantitative easing programme is unwound and £375bn-worth of gilts are sold back to the market.

From The Guardian • Mar. 15, 2013

"Maud has been calculating on at least a few days more of your good company; and there's no telling when you may find it convenient to pay us another visit."

From Elsie in the South by Finley, Martha