Web-based historical backtesting

[ssanders82]

Hi, I've just created http://www.Inspectd.com, which shows you a random 6-month historical stock chart, then asks you to make a buy/sell decision. It then immediately shows you what the stock did in the next 30 days and tracks your "profit" (you start with a $100,000 paper account). I think it's extremely valuable to teach yourself how stocks act (since it's real data), and it's cool because I haven't seen anything like it before.

I'm an experienced programmer and intermediate trader, and I'd like to expand the site to include historical back-testing of custom-programmable strategies, as well as day-by-day tutoring (it would show you a historical chart and move forward one day at a time asking you if you want to close the trade). I think this would be an awesome teacher.

I'd love your comments on my site, as well as any features that you'd like me to add. Thanks!

[Thierry Martin]

Originally Posted by ssanders82

Hi, I've just created http://www.Inspectd.com, which shows you a random 6-month historical stock chart, then asks you to make a buy/sell decision. It then immediately shows you what the stock did in the next 30 days and tracks your "profit" (you start with a $100,000 paper account). I think it's extremely valuable to teach yourself how stocks act (since it's real data), and it's cool because I haven't seen anything like it before.

I'm an experienced programmer and intermediate trader, and I'd like to expand the site to include historical back-testing of custom-programmable strategies, as well as day-by-day tutoring (it would show you a historical chart and move forward one day at a time asking you if you want to close the trade). I think this would be an awesome teacher.

I'd love your comments on my site, as well as any features that you'd like me to add. Thanks!

Before the above poster gets a barrage of spam accusations, I want to point out that all first posts go into a moderation queue - that's why you see so little spam on this site. On top of that, we delete 99% of first posts that are just promos for some new site or blog. However, since the moderators or I actually do check out every link (unless it is obvious junk like "iPhones for $19.99") we sometimes run into something fun or cool or great.

Well, the site being promoted in the post above is fun, cool and great. Check it out yourself, I am having trouble getting any work done because I keep playing around on it.

[mlegha1]

It is addictive ....

[Thierry Martin]

Hey, I doubled my money in just about fifteen trades or so. (I wasn't counting.)

[freakscene]

this is addicting.

thanks for posting it.

[freakscene]

Originally Posted by Thierry Martin

Hey, I doubled my money in just about fifteen trades or so. (I wasn't counting.)

i lost mine in a whopping 59% crushing blow only to realize there is no way to start over. you have to earn it back.


40 minutes later, and learning the 'skip' button is my friend, im back to 95,000

playing the bounces off the 50 works most of the time

[Gordo]

So....is day trading really this easy? Just look at the curve and try to predict its end?

Yes. That site is cool.

[Hondaboy]

So....is day trading really this easy? Just look at the curve and try to predict its end?

To me its just flat out fun but plz note that they are rules when you day trade.


And this program is pretty nice hehe.

[freakscene]

and theyre really open to suggestions and making changes quickly.

you can now reset back to 100,000

post ideas on their forum. this could be really valuable

[Hirsch]

Wow, this has great potential. With the new suggestions it's still easy to pick up and addictive, most likely even to someone with no real idea of how to trade.
Kids would love this kind of thing, if only we could introduce them to it so they'd be interested. (Not suggesting that it should be marketed though, hell no, I like it as is. Just making public my silly ideas.)
Too bad it'll gear people to day-trading....but being a value/fundamentalist just makes me like that.
Hopefully they'll make RSI, MACD, etc, applications as well.