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Lesson 8 of 17Build a signal1 min read

Do you need another signal?

Check what a second measurement actually adds.

The idea

Adding another number does not automatically add useful information.

Before making a rule more complicated, explain what the new measurement tells you that the first one does not.

A small example

Your first signal is the latest price minus a moving average.

Your second signal is that same number multiplied by two.

If the first is positive, the second is positive. If the first is negative, the second is negative. A rule that only checks the sign would make the same decision.

Try it

Compare these pairs:

First signal Second signal
1 2
−1 −2
0 0

Would the second signal change a rule that asks only “is this above zero?”

Check your answer

No. It repeats the same information for that rule.

Keep our first project simple: one signal and one written rule. Next, you will decide how to test it. The detailed order-book articles remain available as optional reading.