Wheat Trading Simulator (BETA)

Objective:
Grow your virtual balance by buying and selling wheat at the right time as the market price changes, aiming to finish the game with as much money as possible.

1. Set Up Your Game: Choose how many days you want to play (the number of trading turns). Click Start Game to begin.
2. Understand the Dashboard: Each turn, you’ll see today’s wheat price, your available cash (balance), your wheat inventory, and your profit/loss. A price chart shows recent wheat price history to help you make decisions.
3. Making Trades:
   • Buy: Purchase wheat at today’s price to hold in your inventory, hoping the price will rise so you can sell later for a profit.
   • Sell: Sell wheat from your inventory. If you sell more than you hold, you’ll “go short” – meaning you profit if the price goes down, but lose if it rises.
   • Enter the quantity (in tonnes) and use the Buy or Sell button.
4. Moving to the Next Turn: When ready, click Next Turn to see tomorrow’s price. You can trade as many times as you like before clicking Next Turn. After each turn, your trades for that day are summarised in the Trade History.
5. Closing Out: At the end of the game, any wheat you still hold (or owe if you’re short) will be automatically closed at the final price. Your final score is your cash balance plus any profits/losses from closing trades.

• Buy low, sell high: Try to buy wheat when prices seem cheap, and sell when they’re higher.
• Sell first (short), buy later: If you think prices will fall, you can sell first, then buy back at a lower price.
• Don’t run out of cash: You need enough balance to buy wheat. Plan your trades!
• Check the price chart: Look for trends and patterns to guide your decisions.

Challenge yourself to finish with the highest balance possible!

• 20-day Moving Average (DMA): A line showing the average price over the last 20 days. Helps you spot if prices are generally trending up or down. If the price is above the DMA, the market is trending higher; below, it's trending lower.
• Bollinger Bands: Two lines (an upper and lower band) set two standard deviations above and below the moving average. When the price touches the upper band, the market may be "overbought" (due a fall); at the lower band, it may be "oversold" (due a rise). Bands widen during volatile periods and contract when the market is calm.
• RSI (Relative Strength Index): An oscillator (0-100) showing if a market is overbought or oversold. Above 70 suggests overbought (potential for price to fall); below 30 suggests oversold (potential to rise). Mid-range (40-60) is neutral.
• MACD (Moving Average Convergence Divergence): Plots the difference between a fast and slow exponential moving average (often 12-day and 26-day). When the MACD line crosses above its signal line, it suggests bullish momentum; when it crosses below, it suggests bearish momentum. MACD also highlights trend changes.

These tools can help you make more informed trading decisions, but remember: no indicator predicts the future! Use them as guides, not guarantees.