I ran into a traffic jam on the Outer Ring Road last month that got me thinking. Hundreds of cars, each driver making their own small decisions — speed up, slow down, change lanes — and from that chaos emerges…
I needed to build an inventory optimization system for a warehouse client last year. The problem was classic: too much working capital tied up in stock, but not enough safety buffer to handle demand spikes. I ended up using a…
I keep coming back to CAPM whenever I need to explain to someone why some stocks are riskier than others. The model is simple enough to implement in an afternoon, but it captures something real about how the market prices…
I ran into the least cost transportation problem again last week, this time when a small manufacturing client needed help cutting their shipping costs. They had three plants shipping to five distribution centers, and every route had a different price…
I remember when I first came across Maximum Likelihood Estimation. I was working on a project that needed to estimate some unknown parameters, and a colleague suggested I look into MLE. honestly, it sounded more complicated than it actually was.…
I have been building delivery route optimization tools in Python for several years now, and I keep running into the same problem when teaching newcomers: most tutorials either oversimplify the problem or jump straight into external solvers like Google OR-Tools…
Fundamental analysis is one of the most important aspects of a company’s financial analysis. It tells us whether to invest in a company in the long run. We will also learn how to compare two companies in terms of finances.…
Many seasoned swing traders use the ADX indicator to gauge the stock market’s momentum. ADX stands for Average Directional Index, and it helps determine the strength of the underlying trend. In this article, we will learn about the ADX indicator…
Linear Regression is a statistical technique that models the relationship between a dependent variable and one or more independent variables. In Python programming language, Numpy gives us a powerful arsenal for multiple operations, making this library an excellent choice for…
Options are among the most actively traded derivatives in financial markets. Experienced traders employ various models to determine the value of an option chain. Given the volatility of stocks and associated trading costs, accurately pricing an option chain is crucial.…