http://flowingdata.com/2008/11/20/using-data-visualization-to-forecast-financial-markets/ Strength in Numbers Mon, 15 Mar 2010 05:27:22 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://flowingdata.com/2008/11/20/using-data-visualization-to-forecast-financial-markets/#comment-19789 Simit Patel Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:28:43 +0000 http://flowingdata.com/?p=1127#comment-19789 Yes, bollinger bands can be a useful tool. In my opinion they work especially great in markets that are rangebound and not clearly trending in one particular direction; in such scenarios, they tend to bounce off the bands and return to the mean. Yes, bollinger bands can be a useful tool. In my opinion they work especially great in markets that are rangebound and not clearly trending in one particular direction; in such scenarios, they tend to bounce off the bands and return to the mean.

]]> http://flowingdata.com/2008/11/20/using-data-visualization-to-forecast-financial-markets/#comment-19782 Foxhawk Thu, 20 Nov 2008 20:57:44 +0000 http://flowingdata.com/?p=1127#comment-19782 My first comment on this blog is to affirm Ben's suggestions. Bollinger Bands area great visualization tool for market analysis if used appropriately and analyzed as one factor in a larger set. My first comment on this blog is to affirm Ben’s suggestions. Bollinger Bands area great visualization tool for market analysis if used appropriately and analyzed as one factor in a larger set.

]]> http://flowingdata.com/2008/11/20/using-data-visualization-to-forecast-financial-markets/#comment-19746 Ben Clemens Thu, 20 Nov 2008 14:53:12 +0000 http://flowingdata.com/?p=1127#comment-19746 Bollinger Bands might be interesting for this, they are based on the std deviation over 2 periods: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bollinger_bands Bollinger Bands might be interesting for this, they are based on the std deviation over 2 periods: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bollinger_bands

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