It is more like an attempt to pass the time — like a game of solitaire, or flipping a coin.

它更像是试图去消磨时间——比如玩单人纸牌游戏，或只是随意摆弄一枚硬币。

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The Dow has been up eight days in a row. Try flipping a coin and catching tails eight times in a row.

道指已经连涨八天了，你可以抛硬币看看连续八次同一面是多么小概率的事件。

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A random number will be generated to determine if a row will be selected or not (similar to flipping a coin with a probability of P/100).

将生成一个随机数来确定是否选择一行（类似于以 P/100 的概率扔钱币）。

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This is almost like flipping a coin with heads you win, tails you get a second flip.

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You would have done just as well flipping a coin to select stocks.

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Vanguard Group looked at this question in depth, and your chances are about the same as flipping a coin.

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