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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....
14 min read

Exploring the Bayesian Equation: A Practical Guide to Bayesian Statistics in Finance

Bayesian statistics is an important part of quantitative strategies which are part of an algorithmic trader’s handbook....
10 min read

Historical Market Data Sources

A comprehensive list of free and paid financial data providers, detailing available asset classes, data types, and access methods....
7 min read

Independent Events in Trading: Definition, Real-Life Examples, and Key Differences

Independent events are one of the popular and important mathematical topics. Be a part of an exclusive and vivid discussion on how independent events occur in trading with this blog....
6 min read

Exploring Linear Regression Analysis in Finance and Trading

Getting under the hood of linear regression where we demystify the jargon regularly encountered on the topic. Let’s dive in!...
13 min read

Walk-Forward Optimization in Python for ML Models

Learn how to apply Walk-Forward Optimization (WFO) in Python using XGBoost for stock price prediction. Understand how WFO helps manage concept drift and maintain model accuracy in dynamic financial markets....
9 min read