Analysis of Stock Market Investment Strategies
[Pages:62]ProjectNumber:0903
AnalysisofStockMarketInvestmentStrategies
AnInteractiveQualifyingProjectReportSubmittedtothe Facultyof
WORCESTERPOLYTECHNICINSTITUTE inpartialfulfillmentoftherequirementsforthe
DegreeofBachelorofScience by
GrahamPentheny
ComputerScience InteractiveMediaandGameDevelopment
August2009
ApprovedbyProfessorDalinTang,ProjectAdvisor
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TableofContents
I.Acknowledgements...................................................................................................4
II.Abstract.....................................................................................................................5
III.ListofFigures..........................................................................................................6
IV.ListofTables............................................................................................................8
1.Introduction...........................................................................................................10
1.1Goals................................................................................................................10
1.2HistoryoftheStockMarket...........................................................................10
1.3ProsandConsofFinancialInvestment........................................................11
2.FinancialInvestmentOpportunities..................................................................13
2.1Stocks..............................................................................................................13
2.2Bonds..............................................................................................................14
2.3CertificatesofDeposit...................................................................................15
2.4MutualFunds.................................................................................................16
3.StockMarketTradingStrategies.........................................................................17
3.1DayTrading.....................................................................................................17
3.2SwingTrading................................................................................................18
4.SimulatedInvestmentsandTheirResults.........................................................19
4.1GoalsandStrategies.......................................................................................19
4.2CompanyProfiles...........................................................................................19
4.2.1AppleInc.........................................................................................19
4.2.2MicrosoftCorp................................................................................20
4.2.3RaytheonCompany.........................................................................22
4.2.4GoogleInc........................................................................................23
4.2.5ElectronicArtsInc..........................................................................24
4.2.6NVIDIACorp...................................................................................25
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4.2.7IntelCorp........................................................................................26
4.2.8AdvancedMicroDevices,Inc.........................................................27
4.2.9Yahoo!Inc........................................................................................28
4.3Simulation1:SwingTrading.........................................................................29
4.3.1Week1.............................................................................................29
4.3.2Week2.............................................................................................35
4.3.3Week3.............................................................................................37
4.3.4Week4.............................................................................................39
4.3.5Summary..........................................................................................41
4.4Simulation2:DayTrading.............................................................................42
4.4.1Week1.............................................................................................42
4.4.2Week2.............................................................................................45
4.4.3Week3..............................................................................................48
4.4.4Week4.............................................................................................50
4.4.5Summary...........................................................................................53
5.Conclusion..............................................................................................................55
References...................................................................................................................57
Appendix:CompleteTransactionRecord...............................................................59
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I.Acknowledgements
IwouldliketothankDr.DalinTang,ProfessorofMathematicalSciencesand
Biomedical Engineering, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, for his advisement over
thisproject.Iwouldalsoliketothankmyfriendsandfamilyfortheirsupport.
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II.Abstract
Thisinvestigationfocusedonwhatmakesaninvestorprofitableinthestock
market. A3-week investment simulation was conducted, utilizing day trading and
swingtradingstrategies.Thefactorsthatattributedtothesuccessofthesimulation
were analyzed, and used to increase investing power and ability. The knowledge
gained through this experiment will be used to make intelligent and informed
investmentdecisionsinthefuture.
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III.ListofFigures
Figure1:AppleInc.(NASDAQ:AAPL)Year-To-DatePriceChart..................................20
Figure2:MicrosoftCorp.(NASDAQ:MSFT)Year-To-DatePriceChart........................21
Figure3:RaytheonCompany(NYSE:RTN)Year-To-DatePriceChart........................22
Figure4:GoogleInc.(NASDAQ:GOOG)Year-To-DatePriceChart...............................24
Figure5:ElectronicArtsInc(NASDAQ:ERTS)Year-To-DatePriceChart...................25
Figure6:NVIDIACorp.(NASDAQ:NVDA)Year-To-DatePriceChart...........................26
Figure7:IntelCorp.(NASDAQ:INTC)Year-To-DatePriceChart.................................27
Figure8:AdvancedMicroDevices,Inc.(NYSE:AMD)Year-To-DatePriceChart.......28
Figure9:Yahoo!Inc.(NASDAQ:YHOO)Year-To-DatePriceChart..............................29
Figure10:AppleInc.(NASDAQ:AAPL)PriceChart(June9th-June19th,2009).......30
Figure11:GoogleInc.(NASDAQ:GOOG)PriceChart(June9th-June19th,2009)....32
Figure12:RatheyonCorp.(NYSE:RTN)PriceChart(June9th-June19th,2009).....33
Figure13:GoogleInc.(NASDAQ:GOOG)PriceChart(June30th-July10th,2009)...38
Figure14:FordMotorCo.(NYSE:F)PriceChart(June17th-June27th2009).........44
Figure15:RockwellMedicalTechnologies(NASDAQ:RMTI)PriceChart
(June23rd?July3rd,2009)................................................................................46
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Figure16:AppleInc.(NASDAQ:AAPL)PriceChart(June30th-July10th,2009)......49 Figure17:NovellInc.(NASDAQ:NOVL)PriceChart(June30th-July10th,2009)....50 Figure18:GoogleInc.(NASDAQ:GOOG)PriceChart(July7th-July17th,2009)......52
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IV.ListofTables
Table1:AAPLTransactions(June17?June26,2009).................................................30
Table2:MSFTTransactions(June17?June26,2009)...............................................31
Table3:GOOGTransactions(June17-June24,2009)................................................32
Table4:INTC,NVDA,ERTS,YHOO,AMDTransactions(June17th?
June26th,2009)...................................................................................................34
Table5:GOOGTransactions(June24-June26,2009).................................................35
Table6:RTN,GOOG,AAPLTransactions(June29th-July3rd,2009)........................36
Table7:AAPL,GOOG,MSFTTransactions(July7th,2009).........................................37
Table8:AAPL,GOOG,MSFTTransactions(July9th,2009).........................................38
Table9:AAPL,NOVLTransactions(July15th,2009)....................................................39
Table10:NOVL,AAPLTransactions(July16th,2009)................................................40
Table11:GOOGTransactions(July17th,2009)............................................................40
Table12:CTV,CSXTransactions(June23rd,2009).....................................................42
Table13:FTransactions(June23rd,2009)..................................................................43
Table14:RHT,TCKTransactions(June25th,2009)....................................................44
Table15:GOOG,YHOO,MSFTTransactions(June26th,2009)...................................45
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