diff --git a/lib/tealeaves.rb b/lib/tealeaves.rb
index 085cbb2..307ae8a 100644
--- a/lib/tealeaves.rb
+++ b/lib/tealeaves.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,17 @@
 require 'tealeaves/moving_average'
 require 'tealeaves/seasonal_components'
+require 'tealeaves/forecast'
 require 'tealeaves/naive_forecast'
 require 'tealeaves/single_exponential_smoothing_forecast'
+require 'tealeaves/brute_force_optimization'
 require 'tealeaves/exponential_smoothing_forecast'
+
+module TeaLeaves
+  def self.optimal_model(time_series, period)
+    BruteForceOptimization.new(time_series, period).optimize
+  end
+
+  def self.forecast(time_series, period, periods_ahead=nil)
+    optimal_model(time_series, period).predict(periods_ahead)
+  end
+end
diff --git a/lib/tealeaves/brute_force_optimization.rb b/lib/tealeaves/brute_force_optimization.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3420f5c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/tealeaves/brute_force_optimization.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,84 @@
+module TeaLeaves
+  class BruteForceOptimization
+    INITIAL_PARAMETER_VALUES = [0.0, 0.2, 0.4, 0.6, 0.8, 1.0].freeze
+    
+    def initialize(time_series, period, opts={})
+      @time_series = time_series
+      @period = period
+      @opts = opts
+    end
+
+
+    def optimize
+      [0.1, 0.5, 0.25, 0.125, 0.0625, 0.03125, 0.015625].inject(optimum(initial_models)) do |model, change|
+        improve_model(model, change)
+      end
+    end
+
+    def initial_test_parameters(opts={})
+      parameters = []
+      INITIAL_PARAMETER_VALUES.each do |alpha|
+        parameters << {:alpha => alpha, :seasonality => :none, :trend => :none}
+        
+        unless opts[:seasonality] == :none && opts[:trend] == :none
+          INITIAL_PARAMETER_VALUES.each do |b|
+            parameters << {:alpha => alpha, :beta => b, :seasonality => :none, :trend => :additive}
+            parameters << {:alpha => alpha, :beta => b, :seasonality => :none, :trend => :multiplicative}
+            parameters << {:alpha => alpha, :gamma => b, :trend => :none, :seasonality => :additive}
+            parameters << {:alpha => alpha, :gamma => b, :trend => :none, :seasonality => :multiplicative}
+            
+            INITIAL_PARAMETER_VALUES.each do |gamma|
+              [:additive, :multiplicative].each do |trend|
+                [:additive, :multiplicative].each do |seasonality|
+                  parameters << {
+                    :alpha => alpha,
+                    :beta => b,
+                    :gamma => gamma,
+                    :trend => trend,
+                    :seasonality => seasonality
+                  }
+                end
+              end
+            end
+          end
+        end
+      end
+
+      parameters
+    end
+
+    private
+
+    def improve_model(model, change)
+      trend_operations = model.trend == :none ? [nil] : [:+, :-, nil]
+      season_operations = model.seasonality == :none ? [nil] : [:+, :-, nil]
+      permutations = [:+, :-, nil].product(trend_operations, season_operations)
+      optimum(permutations.map do |(op_1,op_2,op_3)|
+                new_opts = {}
+                set_value(new_opts, :alpha, model, op_1, change)
+                set_value(new_opts, :beta, model, op_2, change)
+                set_value(new_opts, :gamma, model, op_3, change)
+                model.improve(new_opts)
+              end)
+    end
+
+    def set_value(hsh, key, model, op, change)
+      unless op.nil?
+        new_value = model.send(key).send(op, change)
+        if new_value >= 0.0 && new_value <= 1.0
+          hsh[key] = new_value
+        end
+      end
+    end
+
+    def optimum(models)
+      models.min_by(&:mean_squared_error)
+    end
+    
+    def initial_models
+      initial_test_parameters.map do |parameters|
+        ExponentialSmoothingForecast.new(@time_series, @period, parameters)
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/lib/tealeaves/exponential_smoothing_forecast.rb b/lib/tealeaves/exponential_smoothing_forecast.rb
index d101477..c0867c0 100644
--- a/lib/tealeaves/exponential_smoothing_forecast.rb
+++ b/lib/tealeaves/exponential_smoothing_forecast.rb
@@ -68,6 +68,8 @@ def apply(forecast, parameters, n)
       end
     end
 
+    attr_reader :alpha, :beta, :gamma, :trend, :seasonality
+    
     def initialize(time_series, period, opts={})
       @time_series = time_series
       @period = period
@@ -88,6 +90,11 @@ def initialize(time_series, period, opts={})
       calculate_one_step_ahead_forecasts
     end
 
+    def improve(opts)
+      new_opts = {:alpha => @alpha, :beta => @beta, :gamma => @gamma, :trend => @trend, :seasonality => @seasonality}.merge(opts)
+      self.class.new(@time_series, @period, new_opts)
+    end
+    
     attr_reader :model_parameters
 
     def initial_level
@@ -114,7 +121,7 @@ def initial_parameters
 
     def predict(n=nil)
       if n.nil?
-        forecast(@model_parameters)
+        forecast(@model_parameters).first
       else
         (1..n).map {|i| forecast(@model_parameters, i).first }
       end
diff --git a/spec/brute_force_optimization_spec.rb b/spec/brute_force_optimization_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a18cecd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/brute_force_optimization_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+require 'spec_helper'
+
+describe TeaLeaves::BruteForceOptimization do
+  it "should have 1014 initial test models" do
+    described_class.new([1,2,3,4], 1).initial_test_parameters.size.should == 1014
+  end
+
+  it "should produce an initial model" do
+
+  end
+end