This project is a six-week stock market simulation. The goal of this project is to evaluate the effectiveness of day trading and trend following strategies. Using real-time stock prices and the Investopedia simulator, both strategies were tested with a starting investment of $100,000. The day trading strategy achieved a final 4.60% return, while the trend following strategy resulted in a final 7.17% return. Both strategies were benchmarked against the S&P 500 index, which experienced a 5.54% increase over the simulation period. The results indicated that the trend following strategy provided more consistent returns with lower volatility compared to day trading. This project offered valuable insights into trading strategies, market analysis, and risk management.

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Creator

• Saparuly, Batyrkhan

Subject

• Computing
• Project-Based Learning
• Well-Being
• Learning
• Community
• Industry
• Sustainability

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• E-project-080124-131832
• 123610

Keyword

• S&P 500
• Stock
• Trend
• Market
• Trading
• Simulation

Advisor

• Tang, Dalin

Year

• 2024

UN Sustainable Development Goals

• 1 - No Poverty
• 4 - Quality Education
• 8 - Decent Work and Economic Growth
• 9 - Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure

Date created

• 2024-08-01

Resource type

• Interactive Qualifying Project

Source

• E-project-080124-131832

Rights statement

• In Copyright

Last modified

• 2024-09-20