Reviewer, 2008-07-29 09:39:00

All-in-one investment solution for Microsoft Excel: 161 technical analysis functions, historical data downloads, real-time quotes, neural network-based prediction and classification, strategy backtesting, portfolio tracking, options chain downloads.

Pros: This is a bouquet of a set of products that help in analyzing stock market trends and help user take meaningful decisions in buy-sell of stocks. The products in the package include AnalyzerXL, DownloaderXL, BulkquotesXL, RTQuotesXL, OptionsXL, PortfolioXL, BacktestingXL, PredictorXL and ClassifierXL.

AnalyzerXL provides access to more than 161 technical analysis functions, indicators and experts. A wizard simplifies the process of deriving meaning out of all this through building of charts and macros and an overall trading system. DownloaderXL downloads free historical stock, index and mutual fund data into Microsoft Excel spreadsheets. One-click data update and one is able to review performance over several important stock exchanges. BulkquotesXL downloads free historical end-of-day data for stocks, indexes and mutual funds as well as end of day data on financial futures, commodity futures and indexes. RTQuotesXL downloads real-time stock, index, future, option and fund quotes into spreadsheets as well as real-time charting and technical analysis. OptionsXL is an option chains and LEAPS series down loader. PortfolioXL adds portfolio-tracking functionality. BacktestingXL enables testing of trading strategies over historical data.

Aided by two other neural network functions this package assembles a wide range of tools that prove to be helpful in the stock market. PredictorXL helps in predicting several numerical aspects of a stock including stock prices. ClassifierXL helps classify data such as buy/sell classes mined from historical data.

Cons: Efficacy of such programs can only be determined over the long-term based on the performance of stocks as predicted by this package. Data available of its performance in the past would be a good indicator of how valuable this really is. Effectiveness would also depend on how well a user is able to use these sophisticated tools.

Overall a very powerful set of functionality is built into this package. Operating in a familiar environment of the spreadsheet this is definitely good for a 4 star rating.