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Learn Algorithmic Trading

You're reading from   Learn Algorithmic Trading Build and deploy algorithmic trading systems and strategies using Python and advanced data analysis

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Product type Paperback
Published in Nov 2019
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781789348347
Length 394 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Authors (2):
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Sebastien Donadio Sebastien Donadio
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Sebastien Donadio
Sourav Ghosh Sourav Ghosh
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Sourav Ghosh
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Table of Contents (17) Chapters Close

Preface 1. Section 1: Introduction and Environment Setup FREE CHAPTER
2. Algorithmic Trading Fundamentals 3. Section 2: Trading Signal Generation and Strategies
4. Deciphering the Markets with Technical Analysis 5. Predicting the Markets with Basic Machine Learning 6. Section 3: Algorithmic Trading Strategies
7. Classical Trading Strategies Driven by Human Intuition 8. Sophisticated Algorithmic Strategies 9. Managing the Risk of Algorithmic Strategies 10. Section 4: Building a Trading System
11. Building a Trading System in Python 12. Connecting to Trading Exchanges 13. Creating a Backtester in Python 14. Section 5: Challenges in Algorithmic Trading
15. Adapting to Market Participants and Conditions 16. Other Books You May Enjoy

Summary

In this chapter, we explored concepts of generating trading signals, such as support and resistance, based on the intuitive ideas of supply and demand that are fundamental forces that drive market prices. We also briefly explored how you might use support and resistance to implement a simple trading strategy. Then, we looked into a variety of technical analysis indicators, explained the intuition behind them, and implemented and visualized their behavior during different price movements. We also introduced and implemented the ideas behind advanced mathematical approaches, such as Autoregressive (AR), Moving Average (MA), Differentiation (D), AutoCorrelation Function (ACF), and Partial Autocorrelation Function (PACF) for dealing with non-stationary time series datasets. Finally, we briefly introduced an advanced concept such as seasonality, which explains how...

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