Algorithmic Trading

Problem Statement:

Traditional manual trading is not only time-consuming but also prone to emotional biases and can't capture the minute market inefficiencies that might arise in split seconds. Additionally, the dynamic and fast-paced nature of modern financial markets demands tools that can instantly react to market data and news.

Solution:

We developed an algorithmic trading system that uses quantitative models and strategies to identify trading opportunities. Leveraging real-time market data feeds, our algorithms make swift buy/sell decisions, ensuring timely execution and optimizing profit margins.

Features:

  • Real-time Sentiment Scoring: Continuous evaluation of financial sentiments from multiple sources.
  • Interactive Dashboards: Visualization tools for a quick assessment of the market mood.
  • Alert System: Notification system for drastic sentiment shifts.
  • Historical Sentiment Analysis: Archive and review past sentiments and correlate with market movements.

Use Cases:

  • Investment Strategy: Tailor investment strategies based on prevailing market sentiment.
  • Risk Management: Adjust financial portfolios in response to sudden negative sentiment spikes.
  • Market Prediction: Anticipate market movements by correlating sentiment with historical market behavior.

Data Science Specific Points:

  • Data Collection: Implemented web scraping tools to collect data from financial news websites, blogs, and social media platforms. Utilized APIs, where available, especially for platforms like Twitter.
  • Data Analysis: Text data underwent preprocessing (tokenization, stemming, etc.) followed by sentiment classification using deep learning models and natural language processing techniques.
  • Results: The system successfully identified sentiment trends in correlation with market movements, achieving an 87% accuracy rate in sentiment classification, leading to enhanced market prediction capabilities for our users.

Technologies Used:

  • Programming Languages: Python, SQL
  • Frameworks: TensorFlow, NLTK, spaCy
  • Tools: Elasticsearch, Kibana, Web Scraping tools (BeautifulSoup, Scrapy)
  • Databases: Google Cloud Databases