In this article, we collaborated with Plunkett Research, a macro data provider, to understand how they changed their process and applied backtesting best practices.
This report reviews what we believe to be the key quant-relevant datasets accessible via our Explorer platform. These datasets have a minimum of five years of history, are mapped to tickers, and are point-in-time with coverage of over 100 tickers.
Explore the concept of Point-in-Time (PIT) data, which captures information at a specific moment, providing a clear snapshot distinct from ongoing or aggregated data, crucial for accurate analysis and decision-making.
Nowcasting refers to the process of estimating current or near real-time conditions using various data sources. This is in contrast to traditional economic indicators that are released with a delay.
The report traces the evolution of options trading, highlighting modern challenges posed by meme stocks and 0DTE options. It emphasizes the role of data and leading vendors in refining trading strategies, illustrated through real-world case studies.
On April 25th, we were joined by a range of AI and NLP experts to discuss the rise of generative AI and Large Language Models (LLMs). We specifically focused on how alternative data stakeholders have been adapting their operations across infrastructure, modeling, and application.
On February 21st, 2023, we were joined by Seth Leonard and Matei Zatreanu of System2 (also known as Team PandaGon) who won the Hackathon at our most recent conference in New York in January 2023.
Buyside funds and data vendors with varying levels of alternative data experience completed detailed surveys over a one-month period in late 2022. Below are the key takeaways from these surveys. Also attached is a link to the full report.
Building out a data lake operations platform to withstand the wide variety of data that Eagle Alpha receives has been quite an interesting challenge and one that I think many readers of this article can relate to.
On September 27th at 11 am EST, we co-hosted a webinar exploring The Volume Challenge In Alternative Data: Sourcing Tech To Production alongside our strategic partners, Exabel, and special guests APG Asset Management and Facteus.
On April 6th, 2022, we held our fifth Data Hackathon (sponsored by Exabel) during our UNBOUND conference in midtown New York. The Data Hackathon is an Eagle Alpha event that brings data vendors and experienced analysts/data scientists together around a single research question.
This style guide outlines Eagle Alpha's perspective on proper data hygiene for distributing data products,
