Decoding Alpha: Where Data Science Meets Wall Street.
Stock trading involves the price prediction of equities. Forex trading attempts to profit from the moves in currency exchange rates. While it is true that currencies are less volatile than share prices, leveraged trading can increase potential forex profit enabling …
Stocks and bonds represent different ways to invest in a company or government. A bond usually offers interest income and the return of the principal investment, whereas a stock represents partial ownership in a company and is typically designed for …
A sample is a smaller representative group selected from a population used to answer a statistical question. Samples allow statisticians to answer questions when surveying or analyzing the entire population is impractical. In this post, I will discuss what a …
Keltner Channels are a technical indicator that combines an exponential moving average with volatility-based envelopes set above and below the EMA at a fixed percentage of the same duration. Keltner Channels aims to identify the underlying price trend and over-extended …
A registered investment adviser (RIA) is an investment adviser who has registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) or the state in which they do business. According to the SEC, an Investment Adviser is “a person or firm that is …
I’m a quantamental investor and trader. I believe that you can use financial statement information to separate winners from losers. In this post, I will discuss how to create a financial statement database in Python using SQLAlchemy. If you’re new to …
A company can list its shares on two or more exchanges by dual listing. Few companies choose to have secondary listings due to it being cost-prohibitive. Depository receipts are growing in popularity and are another way companies can have their …
Yes, a stock can lose all of its value. Companies that fall on difficult financial times can go bankrupt leaving the equity worthless. This can stem from a loss of customer demand, operating issues, mismanagement, or fraudulent activity. There are …
One of my goals at Analyzing Alpha is to help new investors and traders get their bearings. And one of the fastest ways to build knowledge and expertise about investing is to learn the meaning of investing and trading terms. …
Once you have a few successful trades under your belt, you might find that family or friends ask if you can make some money by trading securities for them. Whether joking or not, the question may still lurk in your …