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Over the course of a dozen trading days, the Dow Industrials lost a delicious 800 points. Since the temperment of you good people seems to turn on a dime, Friday’s one-hit-wonder probably has everyone back in buy-everything mode. Not me; I can’t remember the last time I saw so many amazing topping patterns.
One example is Delta Airlines which, like so many charts, has broken its intermediate-term trendline and is sporting a good-looking topping pattern as well. Here’s a longish view: (more…)
This is a short primer on applying Artificial Intelligence (AI) techniques to your trading activities. AI can bring a fresh approach and a different perspective to anyone willing to invest the time and effort to learn how to combine some simple programming skills and common trading knowledge.
First off, I will fully admit that while I am not an expert in either trading or artificial intelligence, I know a bit about both, which is probably just enough to be dangerous. Furthermore, I will make the claim that being a mediocre programmer and a semi-skilled trader puts you ahead of either world-class programmers that know nothing about trading, or top-notch traders that do not understand the basic concepts, advantages, and limitations of AI. Think about your current skills and where the biggest bang for invested time lies. If you buy commercial AI trading software to save some effort, expect that just throwing some data and a few preselected indicators at it will not be very productive.
