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Why is the ratio of Hi-Low range to Open-Close range close to 2?
I tried it in several symbols and timeframes with the same result:
$$\frac {mean(HIGH-LOW)}{mean(|CLOSE-OPEN|)}$$
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At what point does someone using technical analysis become a Quant?
Sorry if the question sounds rough.
It's not my intention to devaluate something I've not yet understood like Quantitative Finance.
So to keep it simple:
is Quantitative Finance a science, like ...
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Effective Euro-USD (EURUSD) Exchange Rate Prior to Euro's Existence
Motivation: I am running a quantitative analysis that requires long-term, exchange rate data.
Problem: Does anyone have methods for dealing with the EURUSD exchange rate prior to the Euro's ...
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Fixed income modeling
I am currently working on my research paper and trying to explain a two-dimensional variable: volume and instrument of corporate debt financing.
Independent variables that I believe must be included ...
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Is Walk Forward Analysis a good method to estimate the edge of a trading system?
Do you think Walk Forward Analysis is a good method to estimate the predictability or edge of a trading system? Are there similar methods to know (estimate) how much alpha can capture an algo (in the ...
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How to determine if one player moved a price
I'm trying to understand what caused certain price movements (aren't we all!) in per-minute data for major NYSE stocks. In particular, I'd like to determine whether a given price movement of X% in ...
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What are some good technical and non-technical books for a math lover to get in to quantitative analysis? [closed]
To get the ball rolling... I will answer this question this evening
For people aware & unaware I think it would be a great way to introduce the group, resources for fundamental knowledge & ...
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Is there a technique for using xts or zoo objects with options data (i.e., many entries per date) in R?
I am starting to work with options data from optionmetrics. I use data frames, but it seems like xts or zoo objects are the way to go for features and speed. I can't figure out the best work-around to ...
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How to combine various equity measures into a single measure (vector magnitude)
I have several measures:
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How does return-based analysis calculate expected return of a trading system?
Suppose you have a trading system that is never flat, but either long or short the market. You have four years of performance. During that period, your system changed its position 10 times. So you ...
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What does leverage cost?
Let's say I've developed a strategy that always outperforms the S&P-500, let call it the "magic strategy".
Now I should be golden. All I need is to always have the S&P shorted with the same ...
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Should I use SSAS to store Tick and bar data?
I have been looking for a low cost solution to effectively store and query tick and bar data.
Databases like kdb+ and Streambase are too expensive for me.
Building a custom solution with SSAS (Sql ...
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Analyze raw tick data
I'd like to work with raw tick data and naturally this data is unevenly spaced (for example, a couple of quotes are at the same second etc.)
For example
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Limits analysis
I have a few time series of models to analyse in terms of how far/close they are to their underlying limit. The limit is a simple value on the y-axis (always positive), and the series can act ...
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How to Maximise Efficiency With hp12c gold calculator
I would like to calculate the net present value of a loan schedule or an equation of value. e.g. "For an investor receives R1 000 after 2 years, R2 000 after 5 years and R4000 after 7 years, how much ...
