Publications by quintuitive
Package Paths in R
Recently, while working on the Azure Data Lake R extension, I had to figure out a good way to create a zip file containing a package together with all its dependencies. This came down to understanding where does R store and search for packages. Despite the documentation, it did require additional reading and experimentation. First, the accompany...
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The Bear is Here
October and December have been devastating for stocks. It wasn’t until Friday though that we officially reached the depths of a bear market. There are different theories, the most common is 20% pullback in an index. As readers of this blog are aware, I follow a slightly different definition, based on Jack Schannep’s work. Based on this defin...
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The Christmas Eve Selloff was a Classic Capitulation
The selloff on Christmas eve was so bad it looked like a typical bear market capitulation. The following rally merely confirmed it. As mentioned in the last post, at the time the correction reached 16%, at the close of December 21st, the oversold indicator was not lighted. What followed was the worst Christmas eve selloff ever. The selloff had t...
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2018 Volatility Recap
2018 brought more volatility to the markets, which so far has spilled into 2019. Let’s take a look at the long term volatility history picture using the Dow Jones Industrial Average: Indeed, 2018 was the most volatile year since 2011. Relatively speaking however, the volatility is on the low end for a bear market, which I believe started in la...
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