stocksim 1.2.4

Monte Carlo Stock/Crypto Price Simulation Tool

StockSim

Monte Carlo Stock & Crypto Price Simulation Tool

StockSim is a Python command-line tool for estimating the probability of gain for stocks, cryptocurrencies, or indices using Monte Carlo simulation and real historical data.

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Features

• Simulate future price paths for stocks, crypto, or indices
• Uses real historical data via yfinance
• Multiprocessing for fast simulations
• Command-line interface
• Logging to file and console

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Requirements

• Python 3.7–3.12 (not compatible with Python 3.13)
• See requirements.txt for required packages

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Installation

From PyPI (recommended)

pip install stocksim

From source

git clone https://github.com/ElementalPublishing/StockSim.git
cd StockSim
pip install -e .

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Usage

After installation, run from the command line:

stocksim

Or, if running from source:

python -m stocksim.main

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Command-Line Options

You can run StockSim with the following options:

• --symbol
  Ticker symbol (e.g., BTC-USD, ETH-USD, AAPL, SPX:IND, EURUSD:CUR)

• --years
  Investment period in years (e.g., 1)

• --simsize
  Simulation size: small, medium, or large

Examples:

stocksim --symbol BTC-USD --years 5 --simsize large
stocksim --symbol AAPL --years 3 --simsize medium

If you omit any option, the program will prompt you for input interactively.

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Build Windows Executable (Optional)

To build a Windows executable with your custom icon:

pyinstaller --icon=shaggy.ico --name=StockSim stocksim/main.py

• The EXE will be in the dist folder as StockSim.exe.

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Notes

• Compatible with Python 3.7–3.12, PyInstaller 5.13.2, and setuptools <80 (tested with 79.0.1).
• Log files are saved in the logs folder, with a new file for each run.
• For issues or feature requests, please use the GitHub Issue Tracker.

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License

This project is licensed under the MIT License. See LICENSE for details.