We concluded that the simulation for countertrending was effective because it yielded a total profit of over $15 thousand. This represents only a little over 6% of the starting cash, and counter-trending should yield high profits due to great risks. In this simulation though, not many risks were taken. However, it still produced very acceptable results because a six percent return on investment over eight weeks translates to an APY of nearly 40%. This is forty times the interest rate of the highest yielding savings account we could find. We were also timid at first to put large amounts of money into investments due to our previous lack of knowledge. As the weeks went on, larger investments were made and higher profits were gained. It was also difficult to monitor the stock market at all times due to classes and club meetings, causing some buy or sell signals to be missed. This happened frequently but stocks were almost always held until they reached their original bought price, which is why there were so few losses using this method. In a real-life situation, it might be more difficult to hold onto stocks until they turn around due to personal financial restrictions or if stocks are on a steady decline, which never really happened during this 8-week period.