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Depends on what you're trying to forecast and what you want to use the forecast for. If you're just curious, go for it. If you're planning on trading NG futures
by harterrt 10y ago
Depends on what you're trying to forecast and what you want to use the forecast for. If you're just curious, go for it. If you're planning on trading NG futures, well... go for it, but expect to be disappointed.
I'd bet the biggest hurdle you'll face is getting quality data.
- mthoms 10y agoGood point - I should have clarified that I'm only interested in short term predictions at the moment (1-3 days).
- mindcrime 10y agoI'd bet the biggest hurdle you'll face is getting quality data. I guess it depends on what you're looking for, but at least some weather/climate/earth-surface stuff can be grabbed right off the air from the various satellites. Some of that stuff is beamed down unencrypted and anybody with the right receiver setup (which can be as simple as an RTL SDR dongle, AFAIK) can grab the data and use it. http://www.rtl-sdr.com/rtl-sdr-tutorial-receiving-noaa-weather-satellite-images/ http://www.rtl-sdr.com/rtl-sdr-tutorial-receiving-noaa-weath... http://noaasis.noaa.gov/NOAASIS/pubs/Users_Guide-Building_Receive_Stations_March_2009.pdf http://noaasis.noaa.gov/NOAASIS/pubs/Users_Guide-Building_Re... You can also download a lot of data here, although it presumably wouldn't be as timely as getting it direct from the satellite. https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/data-access/satellite-data/satellite-data-access-datasets https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/data-access/satellite-data/satelli...