Animated Stock Chart Generator

Youtube playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLhtWoD9f53K85YdW4S_VDj_1OeaxnEyJb

output.mp4

output.mp4

Project Structure

• README.md: README file

• LICENSE: Contains the copyleft license for this project.

• songs/: A directory containing free, public-domain background songs. src/main.py picks one randomly for the video.

• src/main.py: The main script. Run this to generate the final src/output.mp4 video.

• src/generate_data.py: A helper script used to generate the data.

• src/README.md: copy of README file

  Temp files:

• src/data.csv: Contains the generated stock data used for the animation.

• src/output.mp4: Output video after running src/main.py.

Requirements

Ensure you have the necessary Python libraries installed before running the scripts:

pip install pandas numpy matplotlib moviepy tqdm

Installation

Clone the repository to your local machine:

git clone https://github.com/triet228/animated-chart.git
cd animated-chart

Usage

1. Generate the data (if you are interested in seeing src/data.csv):

   python src/generate_data.py

2. Render the animated video:

   python src/main.py

The script will render the frames, merge the audio, and output a finished video at src/output.mp4.

Other Branches

Different branches in this repository feature unique variations of the animated chart. You can switch between branches to generate different styles of racing videos.

Branch Name	Description
main	The default branch with on going development.
millionaire	Races the stocks until one reaches $1M.
leverage	Races the stocks until one reaches $0.
retirement	Compare withdraw rate.
contribution	Invest monthly in stocks.

Example use of branch

git checkout retirement
python src/main.py

License

This project is open-source and distributed under a Copyleft License. See the LICENSE file for more details.