[Home](./index.md) > [bitburner](./bitburner.md) > [Stock](./bitburner.stock.md) > [getForecast](./bitburner.stock.getforecast.md) ## Stock.getForecast() method Returns the probability that the specified stock’s price will increase (as opposed to decrease) during the next tick. **Signature:** ```typescript getForecast(sym: string): number; ``` ## Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
sym	string	Stock symbol.

**Returns:** number Probability that the specified stock’s price will increase (as opposed to decrease) during the next tick. ## Remarks RAM cost: 2.5 GB The probability is returned in the range 0-1. (e.g. if a stock has a 60% chance of increasing, then this function will return 0.6, NOT 60). In other words, if this function returned 0.30 for a stock, then this means that the stock’s price has a 30% chance of increasing and a 70% chance of decreasing during the next tick. In order to use this function, you must first purchase access to the Four Sigma (4S) Market Data TIX API.