Recent content by alphatrion

Yeah, I heard that too they use satellite images to see if parking spaces are filled or not.

So you are saying that even if you have those data, you still can't trade fast enough to benefit?

I haven't initiated yet. I think the theory is sound that if you can find linkages between certain events such as rain falls in some areas in Brazil and certain commodity prices, it will at least give you some trading ideas.

Guys, I heard a lot of buzzes about the next alpha source being from alternative data such as auto insurance data, weathers, business health metrics and geopolitical events. Are any of you actively using these data to gain an edge over others? If so, how? I am trying to collect some event...

Have you tried reinforcement learning to do these things as well?

Do you use any of the alternative data such as keywords from newswires, or events such as weathers?

Yeah, mainly I was thinking like giving the machine bunch of market features and it tells me what is random and what is not, and what has happened before or not. I am wondering how trustworthy that would be considering issues such as overfitting or just imperfect training data. But I agree human...

Hey guys, I am new to algo trading. I know that many top hedge funds have complex quantitative systems. I wonder how do you guys take advantage of machine learning. Have any of the ML tools actually help you make better returns? Do you think machine learning guided trading is over-rated? I...