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Build a signal

A signal is a number that helps your program decide what to do. Start with a few made-up prices and calculate a moving average by hand. Then ask whether adding another signal helps. Detailed order-book articles are optional reading.

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Reading order

Sample draft01

What is a signal?

Turn something you notice into a number.

Sep 13, 20261 minIntermediate
Sample draft02

Calculate a moving average

Update an average when a new price arrives.

Sep 13, 20261 minIntermediate
Sample draft03

Do you need another signal?

Check what a second measurement actually adds.

Sep 13, 20261 minIntermediate

Optional reading

Other parts, and the research