Patent ID: 8521638

Claim:
A computerized method of selecting a security for purchase and for sale, the method comprising: receiving identification of an index of a plurality of securities for investment of funds; receiving data from financial data service providers on each security included in the index, the data comprising a Volume Weighted Average Price (VWAP) value and the 52-week high price; determining, by a computer, the difference between the VWAP value and the 52-week high price for each security within the index; selecting at least one security for purchase based on the difference between the VWAP value and the 52-week high price of the security, wherein the selected security is the security within the index that possesses a VWAP value that is greatest removed from its 52-week high price; purchasing shares of the selected security at a purchase price; determining, by a computer, a target sell price for the selected security based on a pre-selected percentage increase above the purchase price; comparing, by a computer, the current market price of the selected security with the target sell price; and selling the selected security when the current market price reaches the target sell price.