🎬 What is Hollywood Stocker?

Hollywood Stocker is a stock market simulation game that treats Hollywood actors as tradable assets. I invest in actor's careers by purchasing "shares" based on their StarScore - a calculated metric representing an actor's current market value and career momentum.

It's like fantasy sports meets the stock market for the entertainment industry. I'm betting on which actors will have breakout roles, which ones are hot new names, and which ones I believe are the next big things.

It's inspired by the old Hollywood Stock Exchange, but I wanted to build my own clean system.

🧮 How StarScore is Calculated

The StarScore combines multiple data sources with weighted importance:

Data Sources & Weights

• Wikipedia Page Views (60%) - Daily page view count
  • Measures public interest and curiosity
  • Spikes during major announcements or controversies
• TMDb Popularity Score (25%) - Movie database popularity rating
  • Based on current film/TV project buzz
  • Updates daily with new releases and trending content
• Acting Credits Count (15%) - Total number of professional roles
  • Represents career longevity and experience
  • More stable metric that changes slowly

The Formula

StarScore = (Wikipedia/1000 × 0.60) + (TMDb/10 × 0.25) + (Credits/10 × 0.15)

Example: An actor with TMDb 85, Wikipedia 50,000 views, and 45 credits would have:

• StarScore = (50,000/1000 × 0.60) + (85/10 × 0.25) + (45/10 × 0.15)
• StarScore = (50 × 0.60) + (8.5 × 0.25) + (4.5 × 0.15)
• StarScore = 30 + 2.125 + 0.675 = 32.8

📈 Market Shifts - How the "Market" Works

Just like real stock markets, Hollywood Stocker experiences market-wide movements where all actors can rise or fall together. This creates realistic market dynamics that mirror actual financial markets.

What Causes Market-Wide Declines?

When you see everyone in your portfolio down on the same day, it's usually because:

• 30-Day Rolling Window: Wikipedia views use a 30-day rolling total, so when a high-traffic day from 31 days ago drops out of the calculation, everyone loses those views
• Entertainment News Cycles: When entertainment news shifts focus away from celebrity culture, Wikipedia page views drop across the board
• Seasonal Patterns: Holiday periods, summer breaks, or major news events can create synchronized drops in celebrity interest
• TMDb Algorithm Updates: Changes to TMDb's popularity scoring can affect multiple actors simultaneously

Market Corrections & Bull Markets

Your portfolio experiences realistic market cycles:

• Market Corrections: When high-traffic periods roll out of the 30-day window, creating temporary declines
• Bull Markets: When entertainment news is hot and Wikipedia views spike across multiple actors
• Sector Movements: Different types of actors (blockbuster stars vs. indie actors) can move together based on industry trends

Why This Makes Sense

This system accurately simulates real financial markets where:

• External factors affect entire sectors (just like economic news affects stock markets)
• Correlated movements happen when underlying data sources change together
• Market sentiment drives broad movements beyond individual company performance

So when you see a "red day" where everyone's down, it's not a bug—it's the market working exactly as it should, reflecting real-world celebrity popularity trends and creating authentic trading dynamics.

🎯 Actor Classification System

Every actor gets three emojis that provide instant visual classification:

Core Stock Categories

Category	Value Range	Description	Examples
🔵 Blue-Chip	$80+	Established A-listers with decades of reliable performance	Sydney Sweeney, Timothée Chalamet, Brad Pitt
🟢 Green-Chip	$30-$79	Established stars with proven track records	Lupita Nyong'o, Rachel Sennott
🟡 Mid-Cap	$5-$29	Fast-rising stars on steady climb	Talia Ryder, Drew Starkey
🔴 Penny Stock	$0-$4.99	Unknown newcomers or character actors	Charli XCX, Aaron Pierre

Performance Patterns

Classification	Criteria	Description
🚀 Rocket Ships	100%+ growth from start or 100%+ growth from minimum	Explosive growth actors
🎢 Volatile Climbers	20-99% growth + 15%+ spikes	Strong momentum with dramatic spikes
💪 Rebound	Previous -20% decline + 30%+ recovery	Actors who bounced back
📈 Steady Climbers	5-99% growth, consistent trend	Reliable upward trajectory
⛰ Peaked	Previous 20%+ growth + -30%+ decline	Actors who peaked and declined
📉 Steady Sinkers	-20% to -50% growth	Consistent downward trend
🪨 Dead Weight	<5% change, low volatility	Minimal movement actors
➡️ Steady	No change	No change in StarScore

All Time High

Classification	Criteria	Description
🔥 All Time High	The asset's StarScore is currently at its all-time high	We're going to the moon!

📊 Sell Strategy Analysis - Your Trading Edge

The Sell Strategy Analysis analyzes each position against ten proven trading strategies to give you professional-grade analysis for informed selling decisions.

Key Strategies

• Partial Profit Rule: Sell 50% at 25%+ profit when trend declines
• Double & Dump: Sell when investment doubles in value
• Trailing Stop: Automatically sell if price drops 10% from peak
• Support Break: Sell when price breaks below established support
• RSI Fade: Sell when actor becomes "overbought" (RSI ≥ 70)

Strategy Status Indicators

• ✅ SELL (Green) - Sell conditions are met, take action
• ⚠️ WATCH (Yellow) - Getting close to trigger, monitor closely
• ❌ HOLD (Red) - No sell signals, position is safe
• 🎯 COMPLETE (Blue) - Strategy has been successfully executed

📈 Portfolio Management Features

Market Meter 📊

Real-time market sentiment analysis:

• BULLISH 📈 - 60%+ of your assets are rising
• BEARISH 📉 - 60%+ of your assets are falling
• NEUTRAL ➡️ - No clear market direction

Portfolio Breakdown 📊

Comprehensive analytics including gender distribution, category breakdown, performance metrics, and risk analysis.

🔧 Technical Features

• Daily StarScore Updates: Automatic updates at 12:01 AM
• Full Asset Caching: No live API calls during user sessions
• Responsive Design: Works on desktop, tablet, and mobile
• Dark Mode: Full theme support for all devices

🎬 So That's The Game I've Built

Hollywood Stocker combines my joy of buying and trading assets and celebrity worship. I started this project in June 2025 and six versions later, I've built not only a robust and reliable system, but a fun and engaging game that play throughout the day.