How does it work?
The app works by pulling the stock close data from the yahoo finance api. We then calculate the log returns and the volitility of the data to see what the overall trend for the stocks look like. We then generate random portfolio weights and use scipy to maximize a function that calculates the the best portfolio weights for a portfolio with a maximum return to volitility ration (this is known as the sharpe ratio). This is effectivly a monte carlo simulation to find the optimal stock portfolio.
Resources and Readings
- Why Log Returns
- Sharpe Ratio
- Efficient Frontier
- Markowitz Modern Portfolio Theory
- Monte Carlo Simulation
- Volatility
License
MIT License
Copyright (c) 2021 Greg James
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DISCLAIMER
This project and it's generated portfolios are NOT investment advice. This is purly educational.