Data Mining Is Often Used to Find Patterns in Stock

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Essay

Data mining is often used to find patterns in stock prices to assist technical financial stock market analysts,or in commodities or currency trading.What are the benefits and concerns with using data mining to find patterns in stock prices? What would you need to feel comfortable enough to trade on these patterns?

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Definitions:

Investment

Allocation of resources, such as capital or time, in anticipation of generating income or profit in the future.

Depreciation Expense

The allocation of the cost of a tangible asset over its useful life, reflecting the asset's consumption, wear, and tear.

Straight-Line Method

A method of calculating depreciation or amortization by spreading the cost of an asset evenly across its useful life.

Accumulated Depreciation

The total amount of depreciation expense allocated to a fixed asset since it was put into use.