The goal of this Interactive Qualifying Project was to use real-time stock market simulations to get better understanding of the stock market and to compare which trading strategies would be a better methodology. Two individual four-week stock simulations were performed based on two trading strategies: position and swing trading methods. Each simulation used one method and the initial capital was set up to be $500,000. The results collected from each simulation indicated that Position Trading (3.79% return) generated more profits than Swing Trading (1.12% return). Experiences learned in this project will be helpful for future investment in the stock market.

• This report represents the work of one or more WPI undergraduate students submitted to the faculty as evidence of completion of a degree requirement. WPI routinely publishes these reports on its website without editorial or peer review.

Creator

• Gao, Tianyang

Subject

• Project-Based Learning
• Computing
• Learning

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• 27886
• E-project-082021-203358

Keyword

• Stock Market
• Trading Methodology

Advisor

• Tang, Dalin

Year

• 2021

UN Sustainable Development Goals

• 8 - Decent Work and Economic Growth

Date created

• 2021-08-20

Resource type

• Interactive Qualifying Project

Rights statement

• In Copyright

Last modified

• 2021-09-29