<prompt> Human: I am taking an online summer economics class and we have a long term assignment due by August 22nd. I was supposed to invest 100,000 fake dollars in a couple of stocks on an online simulation and watch it grow for six weeks. As you may be able to tell, I messed up, and I find myself two weeks short of the end of the class. I am wondering if there is any way to run the simulation in the past, or if I could even do the math myself. Its a pretty chill class, so Im sure my instructor wont be checking for mathematical accuracy, but I would still like to do well.Im open to suggestions, and would appreciate any advice.  <response>: It wouldnt be fair to pick stocks with the advantage of hindsight. You can still do well with 4 weeks growth instead of the full 6. So instead of telling your prof I fucked up, just use the more gracious I took an all-cash position for 2 weeks and then shifted to...I think youll still get a lot of learning out of this approach, it will be the most fair vis a vis your classmates, and your prof should respect that. I also think this is a valuable lesson for you in how to keep moving forward no matter what life throws at you or how you stumble along the way. Just pick up and keep running! 