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Learn Algorithmic Trading
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Learn Algorithmic Trading

by Sebastien Donadio, Sourav Ghosh
November 2019
Beginner content levelBeginner
394 pages
10h 31m
English
Packt Publishing
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Designing a trading strategy based on trend- and momentum-based indicators

Trading strategies based on trend and momentum are pretty similar. If we can use a metaphor to illustrate the difference, the trend strategy uses speed, whereas the momentum strategy uses acceleration. With the trend strategy, we will study the price historical data. If this price keeps increasing for the last fixed amount of days, we will open a long position by assuming that the price will keep raising. 

The trading strategy based on momentum is a technique where we send orders based on the strength of past behavior. The price momentum is the quantity of motion that a price has. The underlying rule is to bet that an asset price with a strong movement in a given direction ...

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