StockChart Design & Work Plan

Below is the work plan for the StockChart application.

Purpose

Use C# and SciChart to create an application for visualizing stock prices vs. the DJIA.

The application will be a single window application. The central element will be the stock price visualization.

Requirements:

User can select a dataset in a given format.
The dataset will be visualized in the chart.
The user can select whether to view unaveraged data or a moving average.
The user can opt to display the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) against their chosen data.

Set up development environment. (4 hours)
- install Windows image in Parallels
- setup VS2010
- install Git
Create application with dummy data to test SciChart. (2 hours)
- install SciChart
- create project
- check code into GitHub
- research sample application
Modify application to display stock data. (2 hours)
- research stock chart functionality
- obtain or create test data
- modify application
Add capability to load external data for display. (3 hours)
- research data loading
- add UI code for file loading
- obtain real data
- implement ability to change initial chart display
Implement moving average filters. (1 hour)
- add UI code for filter size selection
Add DJIA data. (1 hour)
- obtain data
- extend interface