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Polynomial Pattern Recognition and Forecasting Indicator (www.mooretechllc.com)

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Has anyone looked at this before. They uses polynomials within a specific length and compares it historically for projections for future movements.

Here is the link to the video: YouTube - ‪Polynomial Pattern Recognition and Price Forecasting Indicator for [AUTOLINK]NinjaTrader[/AUTOLINK]‬‏

Looks very interesting!

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Has anyone looked at this before. They uses polynomials within a specific length and compares it historically for projections for future movements.

Here is the link to the video: YouTube - ‪Polynomial Pattern Recognition and Price Forecasting Indicator for [AUTOLINK]NinjaTrader[/AUTOLINK]‬‏

Looks very interesting!

The problem with a polynomial approach is that it really assumes that the price-time-series can be described by a continuous function. However, price behaves in a different way, as it is takes a fractal structure. So my first reaction to that idea is negative, but of course, I can be wrong.

Best, check it and make various backtests by using it, and you will know.

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Has anyone looked at this before. They uses polynomials within a specific length and compares it historically for projections for future movements.

Here is the link to the video: YouTube - ‪Polynomial Pattern Recognition and Price Forecasting Indicator for [AUTOLINK]NinjaTrader[/AUTOLINK]‬‏

Looks very interesting!


In the video he finds 10 recent price patterns similar to the current one and averages the results of what happened next. It seems questionable to me that this information would have any bearing on what happens next, or if it does, whether 10 examples is enough to be meaningful.

He doesn't even actually claim that it has any utility in trading, though, or show any backtesting results.

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The problem with a polynomial approach is that it really assumes that the price-time-series can be described by a continuous function. However, price behaves in a different way, as it is takes a fractal structure. So my first reaction to that idea is negative, but of course, I can be wrong.

Is this actually time based? He states that it works just as well with any type charts. It appears he is comparing like polynomial equations from the slope of the line over a certain length. He does say that he has only tested this for the last 3 months. So no his history is limited.

I just think it is a unique approach to look at the market. Plus could this be a way to measure price action? If the slope of a line that forms a head and shoulder pattern can be measured and similar can be found using the same slope.... doesn't this give us a trade able pattern? A cup and handle? Double top or double bottom?

I don't know I am not that smart...I leave this to the Fat Tails and Big Mikes of the group....but it does make some sense?

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Is this actually time based? He states that it works just as well with any type charts. It appears he is comparing like polynomial equations from the slope of the line over a certain length. He does say that he has only tested this for the last 3 months. So no his history is limited.

I just think it is a unique approach to look at the market. Plus could this be a way to measure price action? If the slope of a line that forms a head and shoulder pattern can be measured and similar can be found using the same slope.... doesn't this give us a trade able pattern? A cup and handle? Double top or double bottom?

I don't know I am not that smart...I leave this to the Fat Tails and Big Mikes of the group....but it does make some sense?

Rod

Isn't that what we do in actuallity... see something we believe we have seen enough times in the past to make us feel we have an edge...

I'm just a simple man trading a simple plan.

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Isn't that what we do in actuallity... see something we believe we have seen enough times in the past to make us feel we have an edge...

Exactly...but could this be a way of backtesting what we see?

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Exactly...but could this be a way of backtesting what we see?

It is not backtesting and it does not substitute for backtesting. The indicator

-> analyzes past price action to fit into a simple pattern structure
-> it then compares recent price action with the detected historical patterns
-> if the recent price action is matched by 50 simple historical patterns the indicator will calculate an average from the 50 possible outcomes
-> the average will be projected into the future and used as a forecast

Let us look at it like this:

If 100 boys sleep with their girlfriends 50 times without using contraceptives, the indicator detects that half of the girls are pregnant and half of them are not. Using this knowledge, it will then make a prediction what will happen to your daughter, if you leave her alone with her boyfriend.

The indicator will duly predict: HALF-PREGNANT.

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That is a cool idea. I've wanted to collect various statistics on things as the market moves. Such as the average size of bars, moves after HHs for example, could collect stats on anything.

I don't know if this is actually practical for trading, but the idea of it is definitely cool.

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Must be one resource intensive indicator on your PC. Wonder how it performs, if I want to look for patterns for the past 3 years.

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