r/Pyfinance

Hello!

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I write algos to trade stocks and options professionally, and I have been thinking about streaming me live coding a strategy.

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Would this interest any of you?

Edit: Going to do it! Maybe on Wednesday! Channel link in the comments :)

I made a bot that analyzes comments on Reddit in search of upcoming stock trends.

This is still just half automation, but I find it really useful.

The stack I used is a python server, hosted on Oracle free VPS + an Oracle free Autonomous DB. The code is based on this project:

[RyanElliott10/wsbtickerbot: Reddit Bot for to scrape for the most mentioned tickers on the r/wallstreetbets subreddit. (github.com)](https://github.com/RyanElliott10/wsbtickerbot)

Every 10 minutes the bot reads the latest 100 comments, analyzes them for sentiment rating, and inserts them into the database. There are plenty of cool things that I can do with the data and implement in the future:

1. Scan more subred

My credentials: I'm a software developer. I build software at a local python shop and I also have my own company (educational game development, education, and AI research). I have been studying finance for many years but have yet to begin trading. I would definitely like some help with moderation from traders and other software developers.

Freenode chat: ##pyfinance

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Also, freenode ##pyfinance link in the sidebar is now fixed

Hey guys, I created a Pip project that allows you to get all publicly traded tickers on NYSE, NASDAQ, and AMEX. Link here: https://github.com/shilewenuw/get_all_tickers

UPDATE: support has been added for all continents, not just for US

I figured this might be a good place to seek help. I'm in the process of proposing a masters thesis for the course I am doing. My undergrad was in finance and accounting and I qualified to do a Masters in IT conversion course. One of the topics for the thesis is a ML algorithm to predict the price of banking stocks on our local stock exchange (JSE). I only have about 6 months worth of python knowledge. So my first question is, is it even do-able?

Assuming it is, would this sub be able to offer a bit of guidance? I'm just wetting my toes in this area. My idea was to gather data from the last 3 years on the South African Banking Sector. I think most of this data is available through Bloomber

I'm looking for a quant trading course that offers a solid balance of theory and practical application. Ideally, it should include:

1. Step-by-step tutorials with actual code examples.
2. Backtesting and machine learning modules for refining strategies.
3. A supportive community or forum to discuss ideas and get help.
4. Lifetime access or no limits on learning material.

Any recommendations for courses? I want something that helps me build better trading algorithms.

What general strategies do you employ?