What's New
Follow along as we build StockQuester. Every feature, fix, and improvement, logged here.
Referrals, What's New & Security
Invite your friends, see what we've been building, and trade with confidence knowing the platform is more secure than ever.
- Referral link on dashboard and friends page with one-click copy
- Referral stats on profile: sign-ups, cash earned, XP earned, and remaining slots
- This page! A public changelog so you can follow along with every update
- What's New link added to sidebar for logged-in users
- Redesigned footer with organised link columns
- Security hardening: mass assignment protection, HTML sanitisation, rate limiting on forms
- Database performance indexes for faster page loads
Mobile-First Overhaul
A full pass across every page to make StockQuester feel great on phones and tablets.
- Compact money formatting on mobile ($109.2K, $1.2M) across all stat cards and tables
- Trade buttons hidden on mobile, tap the row instead
- News and events tickers scroll at a readable pace, scaled to content length
- Sticky metric column on stock comparison page for horizontal scrolling
- Portfolio, market, crypto, watchlist, leaderboard, trades, analyst, friends, and profile pages all optimised
Crypto Counts Everywhere
Crypto holdings are now included in your total value, leaderboard rankings, P&L, and dashboard stats.
- Portfolio value now combines stocks and crypto
- Leaderboard rankings factor in crypto holdings
- Dashboard P&L includes crypto gains/losses
- Crypto Holdings moved directly below Stock Holdings on portfolio page
- Profit Master quest now triggers correctly
Security Hardening & Bug Fixes
Under-the-hood security improvements and squashing bugs that cropped up in the wild.
- Rewrote profanity filter to prevent server crashes from complex comments
- Admin routes return 404 for non-admins (previously leaked route existence)
- Custom 404 page with smart redirect (dashboard if logged in, home if not)
- Nginx security snippet to silently drop scanner bots (WordPress, phpMyAdmin, etc.)
- Fixed daily/weekly quests randomising on page refresh
- Fixed Buy/Sell toggle buttons triggering trades instead of just switching mode
Market Tickers & Quest Badge
Live scrolling headlines on market pages and a nudge so you never forget to claim quest rewards.
- Auto-scrolling news ticker on stock and crypto market pages with clickable headlines
- Auto-scrolling events ticker showing active market events
- Sortable Change and % Change columns on market tables
- Green badge on Quests sidebar link when you have unclaimed rewards
- Trailing zeros stripped from all crypto amounts and prices
Onboarding & Registration Revamp
Smoother path from sign-up to first trade with a redesigned onboarding experience.
- Redesigned registration flow: timezone setup, email verification, then dashboard
- Country auto-detected from browser timezone
- Referral system with bonus cash for both referrer and new user
- Branded email templates with StockQuester look and feel
- Welcome tutorial is now mandatory for new users
Analyst Picks & Blog
Two AI-powered analysts now publish daily stock picks, plus a blog with in-depth market articles.
- Two resident analysts with different trading styles publish daily picks
- Track analyst accuracy and performance over time
- Follow analysts to see their picks in your social feed
- Blog with long-form articles from analysts covering market trends
- Public about page rewrite
Crypto Market Launch
A full crypto market with 24/7 trading, limit orders, and AI-generated news.
- 10 cryptocurrencies to trade around the clock, no market hours
- Crypto limit orders with 30-day expiry
- AI-generated crypto news affecting prices
- Intraday price ticks for both stocks and crypto
- Admin crypto management and generator tools
Social Features
Connect with other traders through friends, an activity feed, and public profiles.
- Add friends and see their trades in your activity feed
- Like and comment on posts
- Public trader profiles with stats and achievements
- Notification bell for friend requests, likes, and mentions
- Weekly summary emails with your portfolio performance
Limit Orders & Exchanges
Set buy and sell targets and let the system execute when your price hits.
- Limit orders: set a target price and the trade executes automatically
- Stock exchanges with real trading hours (NASDAQ, FTSE)
- IPO system: participate in initial public offerings with pro-rata allocation
- Market events that impact stock prices (sector-wide boosts and crashes)
- Circuit breakers halt trading when a stock moves 15% in a day
Education & Surveys
Learn while you trade with quizzes, glossary, tips, and in-app surveys.
- 6 trading quizzes with XP rewards
- 57-term trading glossary across 9 categories
- "Did You Know?" tips on relevant pages
- Post-trade feedback based on your profit/loss
- In-app surveys with XP rewards for feedback
- All images auto-optimised to WebP format
Interactive Tutorials
Step-by-step guided tutorials that walk you through every feature.
- Interactive tutorial overlay that follows you across pages
- Event-based progression: tutorials advance when you actually do the thing
- Welcome tutorial for new users covering the basics
- XP and cash rewards for completing tutorials
Gamification: XP, Levels & Quests
Earn XP for everything you do, level up through 16 titles, and complete daily quests.
- XP system: earn points for trading, learning, and socialising
- 16 level titles from Rookie Trader to Market Legend
- Daily, weekly, and story quests with cash rewards
- 20 achievements across 6 categories
- Daily spin wheel for bonus cash
- Login streak bonuses
Core Trading & Market
The foundation: 50 AI-generated companies, a stock price engine, and full buy/sell trading.
- 50 companies across 10 sectors with AI-generated logos and CEO portraits
- Realistic OHLCV stock price engine with 180-day history
- Buy and sell stocks with real-time portfolio tracking
- Interactive price charts on every stock page
- Watchlist, price alerts, trade history, and stock comparison
- Leaderboard to compete with other traders
- AI-generated news affecting stock prices
StockQuester is Born
The very beginning. A virtual stock market game where you can learn to trade without risking real money. Built with Laravel, Livewire, and a lot of caffeine.