The 28th District’s winners of the annual Congressional science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) academic competition, the Congressional App Challenge. The competition aims to foster an early interest and engagement in STEM education and technology by challenging students to develop a mobile or web application.

Among the runners up was Rohin Phukan from Crescenta Valley High School for the Simple Stock Analyzer! App.

The app predicts the stock market and tells users if they should buy the specified stock. After users choose a stock, the app will display graphs of the stock’s price, open price, close price and daily high as well as search volume.

The app will then use this information to tell users if they should buy, sell or hold the stock. The app will also advise if it is a risky buy or sell based on how certain it is that the stock will rise or fall. To determine if the user should buy the stock, the app uses an advanced mathematical formula that Phukan made. It takes in variables such as search volume, 52-week high/low and 200-day average to make the prediction as accurate as possible. In addition, the app asks users if they want to invest short-term or long-term, and adjusts the algorithm based on how long they want to hold the stock.

“The key difference from my program and many other programs is that my app uses search volume in the stock analysis,” said Phukan. “If many people are searching up ‘AAPL’ on Google, then there is a high probability that something big will change in the stock. My app determines if the change will be good or bad and helps you choose whether to buy it or not with a buy or sell recommendation.”

To view a video of the app, visit https://tinyurl.com/y23w28rq.

“Every year I am amazed by the creativity and skill of students participating in this challenge,” said Rep. Schiff. “It takes an incredible amount of time and knowledge to develop these sophisticated and useful applications. I have great confidence that next generation will pave the way forward to ensure our nation remains competitive and technologically savvy in the growing digital age. Congratulations to all the participants, and I look forward to seeing what you create next!”

Established by the U.S. House of Representatives in 2013 to promote STEM and computer-based skills education, the competition is open to all high school students who live in or attend high school in the 28th Congressional District.