BullBear

BullBear is a MERN stack web app that lets users create an account and add stocks from the S&P500 index to their own personal watch list.

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link to BullBear app

link to BullBear server GitHub repo

Description

I decided to build this web app since I enjoy investing and reading up on stocks, and what better way to keep track of my stocks than to build out my own stock tracking application.

Usage

• Create an account and view market data about your favorite stocks.
• Add stock tickers to your own watchlist.
• See details such as latest price, volume, market cap, recent news, and broad market index quotes.

Technologies used:

• React
• Javascript
• Node.js
• Express.js
• Tailwind CSS
• MongoDB
• User Authentication
• Chart.js
• Client hosted on Vercel
• Server deployed on Heroku
• Fmp Cloud stock data API endpoints
• Context API

User Stories

The following functionality is completed:

• User can create an account and sign in.
• The user should switch between different tabs - viewing the dashboard, market, or home page.
• User can search all stocks listed in the S&P500 Index.
• User can add and delete stocks from their own personal watchlist.
• User can view up to date news articles about the most prominent stocks in the market.
• User can view the stats and metrics about different stock tickers.

Installation

Setting up the Client

cd into the Client/ directory and run:

npm install

npm start

Setting up the Express Server

To start the server, you can cd into the Server/ directory and run:

npm install

node server.js