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comment Multiple comparison problems
Thanks, I'll take a look. Even though this question uses technical analysis examples, this isn't really a technical analysis issue. It came up because of optimization (essentially data mining) of a production/inventory problem. I'll modify the question to be more specific.
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comment Mean reverting Indicator
I would run the numbers before you believe that the VIX is "forward looking". The VIX has its uses, but "forward looking" isn't one of them.
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comment Most successful investors using academic-based framework?
Asness also got bit in the late 1990's when everyone and their monkey bought tech stocks. Asness was short garbage and long stable worthwhile companies. Everyone/their-monkey thought they'd get rich on stocks. They had no clue about what they were doing, but the herd was big enough that as they bought tech garbage, they sucked money out of worthwhile stocks. Asness was on the wrong side at exactly the right time. It turns out that he was right, but for a while he really looked wrong. My point? Quant funds can't be "future neutral" or in this case, "idiot/monkey neutral".
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answered Most successful investors using academic-based framework?
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comment Forward Adjusting Stock Prices?
@user749: I added Edit 2 to my above answer.
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comment Forward Adjusting Stock Prices?
@user749: I added an edit to my above answer. I used the GE data so you can do the same calculations.
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comment Forward Adjusting Stock Prices?
The reason that I asked about the source is to determine if you're getting a split adjusted close, split/dividend adjusted close, or just a "print close". The calculations depend on the type of close. The reason that I asked about the type of software is that it's easier to just provide the code as the answer (which we can all test/try/fix) rather than a description of the answer. If it's Excel or R, I might be able to help. If it's Python, Matlab, or something else, someone else could probably help.
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comment Forward Adjusting Stock Prices?
Are you using Excel, R, or something else for the calculations? What is your data source, Yahoo?
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answered Separating the wheat from the chaff: What quant methods separate skillful managers from lucky ones?
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