Research Archive

Work organized by year.

A record of how questions, methods, and presentations have changed over time.

2026

Moving average research heatmap

Equity Research

Revisiting the 50-Day Simple Moving Average

An analysis of 61,093 long trades across 720 U.S. equities testing whether breakout strength improves expected returns.

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2025

The Hidden Cost of Being Correct

Trading Research

The Hidden Cost of Being Correct

Measuring the maximum intracandle drawdown of a perfect daily prediction across NASDAQ, XAUUSD, & EURUSD.

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Student Investment Fund Dashboard

Investment Management

Investment Fund Dashboard

A snapshot of a live portfolio dashboard managing $1.8M, including 100+ tickers across four funds powered by Python.

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Principle Component Analysis

Quantitative Finance

PCA of an Equity Portfolio

An exploration of Principle Component Analysis, applying linear algebra to identify the hidden structures that drive portfolio behavior.

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Principle Component Analysis

Econometric Paper

Did Utah's BAC Law Work?

Examining the causal impact of Utah's 0.05 BAC policy using modern econometric methods & public transportation safety datasets.

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2024

The Financial Cost of Screen Time

Information Design

The Financial Cost of Screen Time

A visual exploration of how time is spent, its economic value, & how easily our remaining years disappear into screens.

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The Weight of Time

Multidisciplinary Research

The Weight of Time


An audacious attempt to "weigh" time; exploring how science, economics, & human perception shape the value we assign to our most finite resource.

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2023

Trade Journaling

Daytrading Journal

The First Trading Playbook

An early attempt to systematically document trading decisions, combining annotated market structure with post-trade reflection to identify recurring behavioral & execution mistakes.

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Bryan Muriel

About

I didn't arrive here by taking a straight path. Over the years,

I've explored different industries, ideas, & disciplines, following my curiosity wherever it happened to lead. Some ideas worked, others didn't, but each added a perspective that shapes the way I approach problems:
Understand what matters, connect
hidden dots & build something insightful.

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RESEARCH
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