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Grokking Stochastic Oscillator for Stocks
In software, I'm trying to implement the Stochastic Oscillator (see here), and I'd like to figure out a few things.
Let's say I use standard inputs 14, 3 and 3. If my 14 is for intraday ticks, what ...
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How to normalize technical indicators for machine learning?
I'm using around 130 technical indicators for 100 different companies. Each company's stock price moves in a different range, see FTSE 100. In addition, each technical indicator moves in a different ...
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How is the MESA sine wave calculated?
I've found many, many sites which describe what the MESA sine wave looks like and how to interpret it. But I have yet to find any site that describes the actual formula used to calculate the sine ...
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The Basis of Using Technical Indicators as Inputs
In the process of my research I very often come across academic papers regarding modelling and trading strategies that in one way or another incorporate some technical indicators. For example in some ...
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What is the minimum history data size to get an accurate EMA/ MACD for latest history point
Currently, I have history data for 10 years.
Most of the time, I only interested in getting EMA/ MACD for the last history point (means yesterday point). Instead of using entire 10 years history, I ...
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How does “time segmented volume” differ from on-balance volume?
Worden Brothers Inc. advertise a proprietary indicator called Time Segmented Volume.
This gizmo seems closely to resemble On Balance Volume.
Is there any reason to think that TSV might yield a more ...
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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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How to identify technical analysis chart patterns algorithmically?
I'm working on a small application that will provide some charts and graphs to be used for technical analysis. I'm new to TA but I'm wondering if there is a way to algorithmically identify the ...
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How can I quantitatively test the validity of momentum indicators?
I am learning about quantitative finance, and I am struck by how different it is from the techniques that make it into magazines and TV, particularly technical analysis. Specifically, if they say an ...
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How to incorporate technical indicators into neural networks?
I plan to develop a neural network to trade commodities futures, but while messing around with some code, a question came up. If I understand correctly, people use various technical indicators with ...
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Trading a stock (or other asset) based on Bollinger Bands.
One way investors analyze stocks is on a technical basis. Looking at Bollinger Banks (20 day moving average +- 2 standard deviations) is one of the most popular technical tools. Some stocks trade ...
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Is there any good research on support and resistance?
Could somebody advise me on where to find good literature on the justification or motivation for using support and resistance lines - and also lines of maximums and minimums. In finance, it is ...
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How to compute momentum from equity time series?
Let's say I have time series of stock prices for many stocks. What's the best way to sort the stocks based on which have been going up/stayed the same relative to others? Can this be done with a ...
