snwlprdgthb / maxprofit

This repository contains a Node.js script designed to solve a specific problem related to stock trading. The task is to calculate the maximum profit achievable by completing at most k transactions based on given stock prices over a period of days.

Stock Trading Max Profit Calculator

This repository contains a Node.js script designed to solve a specific problem related to stock trading. The task is to calculate the maximum profit achievable by completing at most k transactions based on given stock prices over a period of days.

Problem Statement

You are given an array prices of integers representing the stock prices for each day over a period of n days. The goal is to write a Node.js function maxProfitK(prices, k) that computes the maximum profit possible with at most k transactions.

Function Specification

The function maxProfitK(prices, k) takes two parameters:

• prices: An array of integers where prices[i] denotes the price of the stock on the i-th day.
• k: An integer representing the maximum number of transactions allowed.

It returns:

• An integer representing the maximum profit achievable by completing at most k transactions.

Example

For example, given prices = [3, 2, 6, 5, 0, 3] and k = 2, the function should return 7, which is the maximum profit that can be obtained by buying at day 1 (prices[1] = 2) and selling at day 2 (prices[2] = 6), and then buying at day 4 (prices[4] = 0) and selling at day 5 (prices[5] = 3).

Usage

To use the maxProfitK function, simply call it with an array of stock prices and the maximum number of transactions allowed. Ensure Node.js is installed on your machine.

const maxProfitK = require('./maxProfitK'); // Replace with your actual file path or npm package name

const prices = [3, 2, 6, 5, 0, 3];
const k = 2;
const maxProfit = maxProfitK(prices, k);
console.log(`Maximum profit with at most ${k} transactions: ${maxProfit}`);