Slope, which is Y

[amartino44]

If you are comparing a stock's return to the market by finding the slope, would you use the market returns along the Y axis or along the X axis? Thanks?

 

[stapel]

If you are comparing a stock's return to the market by finding the slope, would you use the market returns along the Y axis or along the X axis? Thanks?

Do you mean that you're comparing the return on one particular stock with the return of the whole market? If so, how are you doing the comparison? How is "slope" coming into play?

Please be specific. Thank you!