gains_prices {stocks}

Convert Gains to Prices

Description

Calculates prices based on initial balance and vector of gains.

Usage

gains_prices(gains, initial = 10000)

Arguments

gains

Numeric matrix with 1 column of gains for each investment (can be a vector if there is only one).

initial

Numeric value.

Value

Numeric value if gains is a vector, numeric matrix if gains is a matrix.

Examples

# Simulate daily gains over a 5-year period
set.seed(123)
gains <- rnorm(n = 252 * 5, mean = 0.001, sd = 0.02)

# Plot balance over time if initial balance is $10,000
prices <- gains_prices(gains)
plot(prices)