QUESTION:

Calculate the of 10Y US Treasury index trend using the following data set:

Date,"Price","Open","High","Low","Change %"

10/13/2023,"4.622","4.698","4.698","4.583","-1.59%" 10/12/2023,"4.697","4.556","4.730","4.531","3.04%"
10/11/2023,"4.558","4.655","4.655","4.544","-2.12%" 10/10/2023,"4.657","4.628","4.715","4.618","0.63%"
10/09/2023,"4.628","4.725","4.759","4.622","-2.05%" 10/08/2023,"4.725","4.750","4.755","4.670","-1.45%"
10/06/2023,"4.795","4.725","4.887","4.713","1.57%" 10/05/2023,"4.721","4.733","4.777","4.702","-0.30%"
10/04/2023,"4.735","4.802","4.884","4.720","-1.26%" 10/03/2023,"4.795","4.679","4.810","4.664","2.37%"
10/02/2023,"4.685","4.614","4.703","4.602","2.30%" 09/29/2023,"4.579","4.579","4.602","4.508","0.00%"
09/28/2023,"4.579","4.605","4.688","4.571","-0.62%" 09/27/2023,"4.608","4.530","4.642","4.491","1.27%"
09/26/2023,"4.550","4.546","4.566","4.483","0.41%" 09/25/2023,"4.531","4.442","4.548","4.442","2.11%"
09/22/2023,"4.438","4.492","4.508","4.424","-1.25%" 09/21/2023,"4.494","4.409","4.498","4.409","2.16%"
09/20/2023,"4.399","4.365","4.411","4.313","0.78%" 09/19/2023,"4.365","4.306","4.371","4.301","1.44%"
09/18/2023,"4.303","4.306","4.311","4.301","-0.78%" 09/15/2023,"4.336","4.288","4.338","4.272","1.17%"
09/14/2023,"4.286","4.245","4.298","4.221","0.75%" 09/13/2023,"4.254","4.286","4.352","4.235","-0.60%"
09/12/2023,"4.280","4.298","4.300","4.264","-0.32%" 09/11/2023,"4.294","4.286","4.304","4.272","0.80%"
09/08/2023,"4.260","4.250","4.268","4.210","0.24%" 09/07/2023,"4.250","4.292","4.308","4.248","-1.06%"
09/06/2023,"4.296","4.254","4.306","4.238","0.70%" 09/05/2023,"4.266","4.208","4.274","4.204","1.41%"
09/04/2023,"4.206","4.187","4.213","4.186","0.46%" 09/03/2023,"4.187","4.191","4.196","4.186","0.15%"
09/01/2023,"4.181","4.114","4.200","4.060","1.82%" 08/31/2023,"4.106","4.114","4.124","4.077","-0.14%"
08/30/2023,"4.112","4.137","4.159","4.087","-0.19%" 08/29/2023,"4.120","4.194","4.243","4.106","-2.05%"
08/28/2023,"4.206","4.253","4.257","4.194","-0.60%" 08/25/2023,"4.231","4.231","4.285","4.204","-0.23%"
08/24/2023,"4.241","4.194","4.243","4.174","1.08%" 08/23/2023,"4.196","4.318","4.320","4.184","-3.14%"
08/22/2023,"4.332","4.354","4.366","4.306","-0.23%" 08/21/2023,"4.342","4.260","4.354","4.255","2.15%"
08/18/2023,"4.251","4.270","4.280","4.215","-0.78%" 08/17/2023,"4.284","4.252","4.328","4.252","0.60%"
08/16/2023,"4.258","4.211","4.280","4.170","0.94%" 08/15/2023,"4.219","4.199","4.274","4.166","0.42%"
08/14/2023,"4.201","4.172","4.215","4.146","1.03%" 08/11/2023,"4.158","4.123","4.178","4.080","1.23%"
08/10/2023,"4.107","4.009","4.113","3.957","2.27%" 08/09/2023,"4.016","4.012","4.044","3.988","-0.30%"
08/08/2023,"4.028","4.089","4.089","3.984","-1.67%" 08/07/2023,"4.097","4.050","4.123","4.046","1.36%"
08/04/2023,"4.042","4.179","4.206","4.038","-3.29%" 08/03/2023,"4.179","4.086","4.198","4.082","2.19%"
08/02/2023,"4.090","4.013","4.126","4.009","1.30%" 08/01/2023,"4.037","3.965","4.057","3.949","1.77%"
07/31/2023,"3.967","3.963","4.003","3.927","0.26%" 07/28/2023,"3.957","4.014","4.043","3.939","-1.14%"
07/27/2023,"4.002","3.877","4.024","3.839","3.34%" 07/26/2023,"3.873","3.898","3.904","3.847","-0.45%"
07/25/2023,"3.890","3.876","3.922","3.857","0.31%" 07/24/2023,"3.878","3.847","3.878","3.792","1.08%"
07/21/2023,"3.837","3.850","3.861","3.809","-0.50%" 07/20/2023,"3.856","3.754","3.874","3.746","2.88%"
07/19/2023,"3.748","3.789","3.797","3.727","-1.08%" 07/18/2023,"3.789","3.805","3.809","3.734","-0.51%"
07/17/2023,"3.809","3.815","3.836","3.772","-0.56%" 07/14/2023,"3.830","3.777","3.836","3.760","1.67%"
07/13/2023,"3.767","3.859","3.865","3.757","-2.43%" 07/12/2023,"3.861","3.962","3.970","3.844","-2.93%"
07/11/2023,"3.978","4.000","4.008","3.950","-0.55%" 07/10/2023,"4.000","4.062","4.092","3.986","-1.62%"
07/07/2023,"4.066","4.031","4.094","4.006","0.86%" 07/06/2023,"4.031","3.938","4.083","3.930","2.48%"
07/05/2023,"3.934","3.841","3.947","3.831","2.47%" 07/04/2023,"3.839","3.854","3.878","3.839","-0.51%"
07/03/2023,"3.858","3.845","3.868","3.778","0.46%" 06/30/2023,"3.841","3.838","3.892","3.803","-0.04%"
06/29/2023,"3.842","3.714","3.868","3.712","3.46%" 06/28/2023,"3.714","3.762","3.770","3.704","-1.54%"
06/27/2023,"3.772","3.719","3.776","3.692","1.31%" 06/26/2023,"3.723","3.721","3.737","3.679","-0.36%"
06/23/2023,"3.737","3.787","3.799","3.692","-1.58%" 06/22/2023,"3.797","3.727","3.810","3.711","1.88%"
06/21/2023,"3.727","3.732","3.791","3.711","0.21%" 06/20/2023,"3.719","3.824","3.826","3.701","-2.69%"
06/19/2023,"3.822","3.760","3.826","3.750","1.45%" 06/16/2023,"3.767","3.718","3.806","3.717","1.26%"
06/15/2023,"3.720","3.790","3.845","3.707","-1.84%" 06/14/2023,"3.790","3.821","3.851","3.771","-0.96%"
06/13/2023,"3.827","3.740","3.845","3.682","2.23%" 06/12/2023,"3.743","3.745","3.794","3.711","0.00%"
06/09/2023,"3.743","3.724","3.780","3.716","0.68%" 06/08/2023,"3.718","3.789","3.821","3.708","-1.99%"
06/07/2023,"3.793","3.668","3.801","3.656","3.15%" 06/06/2023,"3.677","3.685","3.735","3.654","-0.31%"
06/05/2023,"3.689","3.706","3.762","3.658","-0.26%" 06/02/2023,"3.698","3.606","3.700","3.599","2.71%"
06/01/2023,"3.601","3.639","3.689","3.570","-1.25%" 05/31/2023,"3.646","3.694","3.694","3.614","-1.29%"
05/30/2023,"3.694","3.765","3.769","3.681","-1.85%" 05/29/2023,"3.764","3.821","3.827","3.757","-1.44%"
05/28/2023,"3.819","3.817","3.845","3.809","0.24%" 05/26/2023,"3.810","3.817","3.859","3.777","-0.35%"
05/25/2023,"3.823","3.740","3.827","3.730","2.12%" 05/24/2023,"3.744","3.701","3.748","3.667","1.25%"
05/23/2023,"3.698","3.717","3.761","3.688","-0.57%" 05/22/2023,"3.719","3.669","3.728","3.642","0.99%"
05/19/2023,"3.682","3.649","3.720","3.619","0.84%" 05/18/2023,"3.651","3.562","3.659","3.547","2.23%"
05/17/2023,"3.572","3.547","3.589","3.515","0.85%" 05/16/2023,"3.541","3.507","3.573","3.457","0.97%"
05/15/2023,"3.507","3.464","3.511","3.457","1.30%" 05/12/2023,"3.463","3.382","3.470","3.369","2.26%"
05/11/2023,"3.386","3.436","3.444","3.345","-1.53%" 05/10/2023,"3.439","3.519","3.528","3.431","-2.37%"
05/09/2023,"3.522","3.515","3.532","3.479","0.43%" 05/08/2023,"3.507","3.448","3.520","3.422","2.10%"
05/05/2023,"3.435","3.386","3.465","3.379","1.73%" 05/04/2023,"3.377","3.403","3.411","3.296","0.39%"
05/03/2023,"3.364","3.431","3.441","3.341","-2.03%" 05/02/2023,"3.433","3.566","3.570","3.424","-3.83%"
05/01/2023,"3.570","3.450","3.608","3.448","3.98%" 04/28/2023,"3.433","3.522","3.551","3.422","-2.69%"
04/27/2023,"3.528","3.443","3.538","3.433","2.42%" 04/26/2023,"3.445","3.418","3.458","3.375","1.33%"
04/25/2023,"3.400","3.481","3.492","3.379","-2.75%" 04/24/2023,"3.496","3.572","3.572","3.492","-2.02%"
04/21/2023,"3.568","3.534","3.579","3.501","0.92%" 04/20/2023,"3.536","3.591","3.602","3.526","-1.54%"
04/19/2023,"3.591","3.589","3.639","3.578","0.37%" 04/18/2023,"3.578","3.600","3.608","3.549","-0.79%"
04/17/2023,"3.606","3.530","3.608","3.507","2.60%" 04/14/2023,"3.515","3.447","3.537","3.422","1.91%"
04/13/2023,"3.449","3.389","3.460","3.372","1.44%" 04/12/2023,"3.400","3.428","3.462","3.340","-0.93%"
04/11/2023,"3.432","3.419","3.456","3.381","0.49%" 04/10/2023,"3.415","3.372","3.436","3.350","0.05%"
04/07/2023,"3.413","3.305","3.415","3.298","3.33%" 04/06/2023,"3.303","3.307","3.313","3.253","-0.17%"
04/05/2023,"3.309","3.348","3.372","3.266","-0.89%" 04/04/2023,"3.339","3.417","3.485","3.335","-2.24%"
04/03/2023,"3.415","3.524","3.545","3.400","-1.68%" 03/31/2023,"3.473","3.553","3.585","3.470","-2.08%"
03/30/2023,"3.547","3.570","3.596","3.534","-0.53%" 03/29/2023,"3.566","3.573","3.611","3.534","-0.16%"
03/28/2023,"3.572","3.530","3.577","3.498","0.91%" 03/27/2023,"3.539","3.400","3.545","3.367","4.95%"
03/24/2023,"3.372","3.417","3.425","3.285","-1.20%" 03/23/2023,"3.414","3.451","3.520","3.374","-1.08%"
03/22/2023,"3.451","3.606","3.644","3.430","-4.34%" 03/21/2023,"3.608","3.496","3.613","3.440","3.58%"
03/20/2023,"3.483","3.468","3.519","3.291","1.31%" 03/17/2023,"3.438","3.568","3.598","3.382","-3.94%"
03/16/2023,"3.579","3.451","3.586","3.369","3.37%" 03/15/2023,"3.462","3.697","3.710","3.388","-6.05%"
03/14/2023,"3.685","3.562","3.697","3.464","3.96%" 03/13/2023,"3.545","3.750","3.762","3.418","-4.31%"
03/10/2023,"3.704","3.901","3.901","3.674","-5.19%" 03/09/2023,"3.907","3.980","4.019","3.894","-2.06%"
03/08/2023,"3.989","3.981","4.011","3.899","0.50%" 03/07/2023,"3.970","3.967","4.007","3.919","0.15%"
03/06/2023,"3.964","3.965","3.989","3.897","0.15%" 03/03/2023,"3.958","4.068","4.069","3.954","-2.56%"
03/02/2023,"4.062","3.994","4.091","3.990","1.68%" 03/01/2023,"3.994","3.938","4.010","3.914","1.70%"
02/28/2023,"3.928","3.924","3.983","3.899","0.15%" 02/27/2023,"3.922","3.934","3.978","3.897","-0.64%"
02/24/2023,"3.947","3.885","3.978","3.854","1.46%" 02/23/2023,"3.890","3.921","3.978","3.863","-0.94%"
02/22/2023,"3.927","3.957","3.968","3.890","-0.69%" 02/21/2023,"3.954","3.851","3.962","3.840","2.68%"
02/20/2023,"3.851","3.849","3.851","3.849","0.91%" 02/17/2023,"3.817","3.863","3.929","3.813","-1.19%"
02/16/2023,"3.863","3.818","3.872","3.769","1.58%" 02/15/2023,"3.803","3.745","3.822","3.726","1.33%"
02/14/2023,"3.753","3.711","3.799","3.622","1.34%" 02/13/2023,"3.704","3.743","3.755","3.702","-1.07%"
02/10/2023,"3.743","3.675","3.751","3.658","2.18%" 02/09/2023,"3.664","3.601","3.690","3.575","1.33%"
02/08/2023,"3.615","3.672","3.692","3.614","-1.73%" 02/07/2023,"3.679","3.644","3.690","3.597","0.98%"
02/06/2023,"3.644","3.562","3.655","3.536","3.54%" 02/03/2023,"3.519","3.391","3.556","3.365","3.45%"
02/02/2023,"3.402","3.422","3.426","3.333","-0.43%" 02/01/2023,"3.417","3.516","3.520","3.387","-2.67%"
01/31/2023,"3.510","3.546","3.553","3.487","-0.89%" 01/30/2023,"3.542","3.511","3.574","3.494","1.00%"
01/27/2023,"3.507","3.506","3.565","3.502","0.04%" 01/26/2023,"3.506","3.442","3.520","3.436","1.59%"
01/25/2023,"3.451","3.449","3.489","3.420","-0.11%" 01/24/2023,"3.455","3.513","3.556","3.453","-1.88%"
01/23/2023,"3.521","3.486","3.549","3.464","1.11%" 01/20/2023,"3.482","3.399","3.501","3.390","2.46%"
01/19/2023,"3.399","3.379","3.428","3.321","0.75%" 01/18/2023,"3.373","3.546","3.562","3.368","-4.96%"
01/17/2023,"3.549","3.527","3.585","3.496","0.57%" 01/16/2023,"3.529","3.524","3.529","3.524","0.89%"
01/13/2023,"3.498","3.447","3.514","3.418","1.58%" 01/12/2023,"3.444","3.552","3.591","3.424","-2.80%"
01/11/2023,"3.543","3.608","3.613","3.528","-2.00%" 01/10/2023,"3.615","3.534","3.639","3.521","2.51%"
01/09/2023,"3.527","3.578","3.610","3.508","-0.94%" 01/06/2023,"3.560","3.727","3.755","3.551","-4.35%"
01/05/2023,"3.722","3.698","3.784","3.683","0.86%" 01/04/2023,"3.690","3.758","3.763","3.664","-1.65%"
01/03/2023,"3.752","3.848","3.848","3.724","-3.26%" 01/02/2023,"3.879","3.879","3.879","3.879","0.00%"

ANSWER
To calculate the trend of the index based on the provided data, you can examine the percentage
changes in the "Change %" column.

To calculate the average daily percentage change over the entire period, you'll sum up all the daily
percentage changes and divide by the number of data points.

Here's how you can calculate it:

1. Sum all the daily percentage changes:

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-1.59 + 3.04 - 2.12 + 0.63 - 2.05 - 1.45 + 1.57 - 0.30 - 1.26 + 2.37 + 2.30 - 0.00 - 0.62 + 1.27 + 0.41 + 2.11 - 1.25 +
2.16 + 0.78 + 1.44 - 0.78 + 1.17 + 0.75 - 0.60 - 0.32 + 0.80 + 0.24 - 1.06 + 0.70 + 1.41 + 0.46 + 0.15 + 1.82 - 0.14 -
0.19 - 2.05 - 0.60 - 0.23 + 1.08 - 3.14 - 0.23 + 2.15 - 0.78 + 0.60 + 0.94 + 0.42 + 1.03 + 1.23 + 2.27 - 0.30 - 1.67 + 1.36
- 3.29 + 2.19 + 1.30 + 1.77 + 0.26 - 1.14 + 3.34 - 0.45 + 0.31 + 1.08 - 0.50 + 2.88 - 1.08 - 0.51 - 0.56 + 1.67 - 2.43 -
2.93 - 0.55 - 1.62 + 0.86 + 2.48 + 2.47 - 0.51 + 0.46 - 0.04 + 3.46 - 1.54 + 1.31 - 0.36 - 1.58 + 0.21 - 2.69 + 1.45 + 1.26
- 1.84 - 0.96 + 2.23 + 0.00 + 0.68 - 1.99 + 3.15 - 0.31 - 0.26 + 2.71 - 1.25 - 1.29 - 1.85 - 1.44 + 0.24 - 0.35 + 2.12 +
1.25 - 0.57 + 0.99 + 0.84 + 2.23 + 0.85 + 0.97 + 1.30 + 2.26 - 1.53 - 2.37 + 0.43 + 2.10 + 1.73 + 0.39 - 2.03 - 3.83 +
3.98 - 2.69 + 2.42 + 1.33 - 2.75 - 2.02 + 0.92 - 1.54 + 0.37 - 0.79 + 2.60 + 1.91 + 1.44 - 0.93 + 0.49 + 0.05 + 3.33 -
0.17 - 0.89 + 1.36 - 3.29 + 2.19 + 1.30 + 0.15 - 2.56 + 1.68 + 1.70 + 0.15 - 0.64 + 1.46 - 0.94 - 0.69 + 2.68 + 0.91 -
1.19 + 1.58 + 1.33 + 1.34 - 1.07 + 2.18 + 1.33 - 1.73 + 0.98 - 3.54 + 3.45 - 0.43 - 2.67 - 0.89 + 1.00 + 0.04 + 1.59 -
0.11 - 1.88 + 1.11 + 2.46 + 0.75 - 4.96 + 0.57 + 0.89 + 1.58 - 2.80 - 2.00 + 2.51 - 0.94 - 4.35 + 0.86 - 1.65 - 3.26 + 0.00
2. Count the number of data points (which is the number of days in the dataset).

In your provided dataset, you have data for 236 days.

3. Calculate the average daily percentage change by dividing the sum from step 1 by the
number of data points (days):
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Total Sum of Percentage Changes = 15.08% Number of Data Points (Days) = 236 Average Daily Percentage Change =
(15.08% / 236) ≈ 0.064%
So, the average daily percentage change for this dataset is approximately 0.064%.

CONCLUSION

This suggests a relatively small positive trend over the entire period, although it's important to
note that the magnitude of this trend is relatively small compared to the daily fluctuations.