Sherwood Stock Sharing App

This app makes it easier for day traders to find stocks and etfs that are trending on the stock market. Our app will allow users to post stocks that they are following and share them with others!

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Inspiration

As an avid day trader, I spend a lot of time on Stock Trading Forums and Live Streams. Every day, in these groups, fellow traders will post about stocks that they are watching or about to invest in. However, due to an oversaturation of information, it can be difficult for traders to go through all of this information.

What it does

I realized that it would be significantly more convenient if these stock recommendations and watchlists were compiled in one place. This is accomplished in our app, Sherwood. Our app allows users to add up to five stocks on their profile. Afterward, other users can scroll through these profiles and add some of these stocks to their own profile. All of this information is stored in a database for each user. The app will also show the top 5 trending stocks for each day, based on how popular a certain stock is among users.

How I built it

We used android studio version 4.0 to create our application. Firebase was used to create registration and login page. We hope to use Yahoo Finance API in the future development of our app to display real-time information on individuals stocks.

Challenges I ran into

We ran into challenges in connecting the Firebase Cloud Database. This took a significant amount of time because it was our first time using the platform. We were also unable to finish our chat and live stock information feature.

Accomplishments that I'm proud of

We are proud of our log in system because we spent a lot of time on it. We also are super proud of how our UI looks. We really like our design and are excited to finishing implementing the features of our app so that we can release it on the Google Play Store.

What I learned

We gained a lot of new experience in applying OOP concepts to mobile app development. It was very rewarding to create this app in android studio, and we are glad that this hackathon encouraged us to learn more about creating Android apps.

What's next for Sherwood Stock Sharing App

Well, we definitely need to finish implementing our features. We plan on working hard these next two weeks in finishing it. Once we finish, we hope to publish our app on the Google Play Store.

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