Patent ID: 8452677
Filing Date: 2013-05-28
Classification: G06Q

Abstract:
1. A method for using a computer to estimate the health of a financial market comprising the following steps: a) shifting the contents of a column b) receiving and storing, in a memory store in the computer, i c) establishing an estimated baseline from the data in the array if the baseline has not already been established; d) applying a signal detection algorithm to determine the directional movement of the i e) applying a notch filter one-day in width to a statistically significant signal that occurred in the i−1 value of the array that is not present in the i f) if the current mean and standard deviation are found to have changed, performing the following sub-steps: g) calculating the percentage of mutual funds whose value is moving upward and the percentage moving downward for the i h) projecting the percentage of mutual funds having values moving upward and the percentage of mutual funds having values moving downward on the next trading day—data point i+1; i) projecting the value of the trading volume, stock market indices, and individual stocks processed for the next trading day—data point i+1; j) displaying the percentage of mutual funds having values moving upward and the percentage moving downward, the projected percentage of mutual funds having values moving upward and downward on the next trading day, the current and projected value and direction of the trading volume, stock market indices, and individual stocks representing the i k) storing the test statistics, baseline, and any other value corresponding to the i l) returning to the step (a) at the end of the next stock market trading day and if a continue process instruction is received.