stock market game creating your stock market graphs

STOCK MARKET STOCK MARKET GAMEGAME

CREATING YOUR STOCK CREATING YOUR STOCK MARKET GRAPHSMARKET GRAPHS

Building Your Graphs with ExcelBuilding Your Graphs with Excel

1.1. Log on to the SMG using Log on to the SMG using your User Name and your User Name and PasswordPassword

2.2. Click on the Click on the Investor Investor ResearchResearch link in the blue link in the blue TRADING menu.TRADING menu.

3.3. TypeType in the Ticker for the in the Ticker for the Stock you are interested in Stock you are interested in looking up and click looking up and click GOGO

4.4. Double Click on the Graph Double Click on the Graph to enlarge.to enlarge.

5.5. Change the Time Frame to Change the Time Frame to 2 months2 months so you can view so you can view the weeks of the SMG the weeks of the SMG 10/2/06 – 12/08/06.10/2/06 – 12/08/06.

6.6. Change the Frequency to Change the Frequency to weeklyweekly. .

READING THE GRAPHREADING THE GRAPH

Looking at the first bar on the graph Looking at the first bar on the graph (Oct), move your finger up to find the (Oct), move your finger up to find the X axis of the graph.X axis of the graph.Then move your finger across to the Then move your finger across to the right to find the close price located right to find the close price located on the right. (This price is the Y axis on the right. (This price is the Y axis for 10/6/06.)for 10/6/06.)Follow this same procedure for each Follow this same procedure for each bar to fill in your Excel Spreadsheet bar to fill in your Excel Spreadsheet for 10/2/06 – 12/08/06.for 10/2/06 – 12/08/06.

MAKING YOUR GRAPH IN EXCELMAKING YOUR GRAPH IN EXCELAfter you fill in all of your closing After you fill in all of your closing

prices, you will need to create your prices, you will need to create your graph.graph.

• Click on the first close price.Click on the first close price.• While having this selected, hold down While having this selected, hold down

shift and click on your last close price shift and click on your last close price which will highlight/select all of your which will highlight/select all of your closing prices.closing prices.

• Then click on insert chart.Then click on insert chart.• Click on the Click on the LineLine chart type. chart type.• Click Click NextNext..

6.6. Click on the Click on the Series tabSeries tab..

7.7. Click on the right side of the Click on the right side of the NameName box. box.

8.8. ClickClick on the cell that has the on the cell that has the name of your stock.name of your stock.

9.9. Click on the right side of the Click on the right side of the Source Data: Name to return Source Data: Name to return back to your graph. back to your graph.

10.10.Click to the right of the Click to the right of the Category (X) axis labels.Category (X) axis labels.

11.11.Click on week Click on week 11, hold down , hold down the Shift key, and then select the Shift key, and then select week week 99 to select weeks 1-9. to select weeks 1-9.

12.12.Click on the right of the Chart Click on the right of the Chart Wizard – Step 2 of 4 – Chart Wizard – Step 2 of 4 – Chart Source Data – Category (X) to Source Data – Category (X) to return back to your graph.return back to your graph.

13.13.Click Click NextNext

14.14.TypeType in the Chart Title in the Chart Title• Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) Johnson & Johnson (JNJ)

10/02/06 – 12/08/0610/02/06 – 12/08/06

15.15.TypeType in the Category (X) axis: in the Category (X) axis:• Week #Week #

16.16.TypeType in the Value (Y) axis: in the Value (Y) axis:• Closing PricesClosing Prices

17.17.Click Click NextNext..

18.18.Click Click FinishFinish..

19.19.Click File and Click Save AsClick File and Click Save As• Click on your H driveClick on your H drive• Change the File Name to: Change the File Name to:

SMG GraphsSMG Graphs• SaveSave

20.20.Click on your graph to select.Click on your graph to select.21.21.Click File and Click PrintClick File and Click Print22.22.Create a cover sheet in Word with Create a cover sheet in Word with

the name of your group members.the name of your group members.23.23.Staple your Cover Sheet and all of Staple your Cover Sheet and all of

your graphs together and turn in!your graphs together and turn in!