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Elías’ Journey: From Finance to the World of Quant – Powered by EPAT

Discover Elías' inspiring journey from traditional finance in Chile to mastering quantitative trading through EPAT—overcoming challenges in coding, language, and career transition with perseverance and purpose....
6 min read

Position Sizing Strategies and Techniques in Trading

Position sizing is the methodology used to determine the size of a particular trade, strategy or portfolio of assets. Learn different position sizing techniques such as Kelly Criterion, Optimal F, CPPI, TIPP....
9 min read

Exploring the Chain Rule with Step-by-Step Examples

In this blog on “Understanding the chain rule,” we will learn the math behind the application of chain rule with the help of an example....
4 min read

Bayesian Inference Methods and Formula Explained

To help develop a deeper understanding of statistical analysis by focusing on the methodologies adopted by frequentist statistics and Bayesian statistics....
10 min read

Forecasting Stock Prices Using ARIMA Model

Use the ARIMA Model for Stock Price Forecasting in Python with a step-by-step guide on data preparation, parameter tuning, backtesting, and strategy evaluation....
12 min read

Introduction to Statistical Thinking for Smarter Choices and Analysis

Statistical thinking, a beginner's guide! Making decisions with limited information is a part of life. Get introduced to the way of making decisions using a structured approach through statistics....
8 min read

Five Indicators To Build Trend-Following Strategies

Explore the best trend indicators for trading, including MACD, RSI, ADX, and Bollinger Bands. Learn how to use these indicators to build trend-following strategies with Python examples....
6 min read

Building Blocks of Bias-Variance Tradeoff for Trading the Financial Markets

Explore bias-variance tradeoff in machine learning for trading. Learn how underfitting, overfitting, and error decomposition impact model performance and strategy development in finance....
12 min read

Faster Downloads using Python Multithreading

Speed up stock data downloads using Python multithreading. Learn to implement multithreading to fetch multiple stocks simultaneously, reducing API call latency and improving efficiency....
5 min read

A novel drift detection algorithm for machine learning in trading

Explore the autoregressive based drift detection method (ADDM) for identifying concept drift and market regime changes in trading. Learn how ADDM enhances ML strategies and supports backtesting in finance....
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