Accurate Forecasts of Italian Election and Euro Prior to Italy’s General Election in March 2018, we made an out-of-consensus forecast that Italy’s smaller right-leaning parties would outperform polls, upsetting the political order in Italy and Europe. We predicted that the Euro’s appreciation would essentially stop due to the unexpected shift in Italian politics. The election forecast […]
Using Alt Data to Forecast Strong Results for FIT
Social Media Product Analysis for Earnings Surprises It has historically been extremely difficult for analysts and investors to bring a significant edge to earnings releases. After all, there are regulations around preventing investors from gaining any significant advantage from management. So, how can an investor gain such an edge? The analysis of alternative data can […]
Apache Mesos – the next big thing?
Paco Nathan educated a standing room only meet-up on Apache Mesos this week at “Deep Dive on Apache Mesos”. It was easily one of the best meet-ups yet this year. The presentation can be found here. My general conclusion is that Mesos will become an integral part of the big data stack. It provides the […]