A Story of Data in the Age of Data Deluge

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A Story of Data in the Age of Data Deluge

hedgenordic

7 months ago

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Transtrend started as a research project in 1989. We had bought data and computers, hoping something could be done with that. So, that’s what we tried. We dove into the data. As a result, Transtrend’s Diversified Trend Program came into being.

Our starting point was a treasure trove: up to 20 years of daily market data — open, high, low, close, volume, and open interest — across 35 different futures markets. Storing all that data required a cabinet full of large, removable disk packs. The t...

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