The goal of this IQP was to study the stock market as it exists in the present day and to become familiar with the different strategies presently used in the stock market while conducting a nine week simulation. The strategies chosen were Swing Trading, the Average True Range (ATR) method of Trend Following, and the Simple Moving Averages (SMA) method of trend following. At the end of the simulation, the results were compared and analyzed to determine the most profitable method as well as to compare and contrast the strengths and weaknesses of each method.

• 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

• Clark, Christopher Thomas

Subject

• Computing
• Industry

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• E-project-072711-235615

Keyword

• Computer simulation
• Stocks
• Stock exchanges

Advisor

• Tang, Dalin

Year

• 2011

Date created

• 2011-07-27

Location

• Worcester

Resource type

• Interactive Qualifying Project

Rights statement

• In Copyright