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I like this idea as a startup. It could use multiple data sources, link identities across websites (medium, reddit, hn, quora, irc, github). And be used as a ne

I like this idea as a startup. It could use multiple data sources, link identities across websites (medium, reddit, hn, quora, irc, github). And be used as a new product for finding potential hires. I really like that product idea.

lettergram 8y ago
Also why I applied to YC :) Although different idea slightly.. Theres also our website: https://projectpiglet.com https://projectpiglet.com Which uses this data to find insiders in companies and suggests short term trades on that info (we also have a long term algorithm I use, up 100% yoy). There's actually a ton of applications, our focus is Enterprise search at the moment. However, it's setup so what ever you send to the ingestion end point is captured (so you could send all customer engagements, or Reddit, or medium). Basically, using the system how you want.
- marketgod 8y ago
  Does this really work? Do you have a backtests? I trade primarily options and I came across another service that tracks google trends compared to the stock price as well. There was an employee of TSLA who tweeted they hit the numbers goal before, and if you had gotten in on short term optionos, you would have gotten destroyed, even though he was correct. A lot of the times, the news is FUD when it comes to the markets. I've seen many people post they scrape employee lists from LinkedIn, then follow them on social networks and compile a list of posts based on companies and then bet on that. I haven't seen trade results though. Edit: Just went through a video and you mentioned prediction of earnings at 80%. Will have to investigate this.
  - lettergram 8y ago
    I've personally used it as a tool, and the automated algorithms do very well. With the addition of my insights I've been doing 100%+ yoy. Something like 300%+ 2017 and 250%+ so far 2018. The website itself doesn't publish the algorithm I'm using as testing it requires years. Yes everything is back tested from 2008 forward, unfortunately although the earnings appear high - it's still not fool proof. If something changed in 2018 that broke my method.. then it doesn't matter how much back testing was done.
    - marketgod 8y ago
      Was this with Crypto or stocks?
      - lettergram 8y ago
        Combination, I typically hold 5 assets at once for my long term investments. Rebalancing every 12 months. Last year I was holding Litecoin, Ethereum, Amazon, AMD (been holding that for 3 years now..), and TMobile. This year it is Amazon, AMD, Discover Financial, PayPal, and Heritage-Crystal Clean (just because it trends oil, but also has assets, algorithm wasn't specific). I've successful made over 100% yoy, since 2013 though. Again, take that with a grain of salt. Who the knows if it'll work next year.

lettergram 8y ago

Also why I applied to YC :) Although different idea slightly.. Theres also our website: https://projectpiglet.com https://projectpiglet.com Which uses this data to find insiders in companies and suggests short term trades on that info (we also have a long term algorithm I use, up 100% yoy). There's actually a ton of applications, our focus is Enterprise search at the moment. However, it's setup so what ever you send to the ingestion end point is captured (so you could send all customer engagements, or Reddit, or medium). Basically, using the system how you want.

marketgod 8y ago
Does this really work? Do you have a backtests? I trade primarily options and I came across another service that tracks google trends compared to the stock price as well. There was an employee of TSLA who tweeted they hit the numbers goal before, and if you had gotten in on short term optionos, you would have gotten destroyed, even though he was correct. A lot of the times, the news is FUD when it comes to the markets. I've seen many people post they scrape employee lists from LinkedIn, then follow them on social networks and compile a list of posts based on companies and then bet on that. I haven't seen trade results though. Edit: Just went through a video and you mentioned prediction of earnings at 80%. Will have to investigate this.
- lettergram 8y ago
  I've personally used it as a tool, and the automated algorithms do very well. With the addition of my insights I've been doing 100%+ yoy. Something like 300%+ 2017 and 250%+ so far 2018. The website itself doesn't publish the algorithm I'm using as testing it requires years. Yes everything is back tested from 2008 forward, unfortunately although the earnings appear high - it's still not fool proof. If something changed in 2018 that broke my method.. then it doesn't matter how much back testing was done.
  - marketgod 8y ago
    Was this with Crypto or stocks?
    - lettergram 8y ago
      Combination, I typically hold 5 assets at once for my long term investments. Rebalancing every 12 months. Last year I was holding Litecoin, Ethereum, Amazon, AMD (been holding that for 3 years now..), and TMobile. This year it is Amazon, AMD, Discover Financial, PayPal, and Heritage-Crystal Clean (just because it trends oil, but also has assets, algorithm wasn't specific). I've successful made over 100% yoy, since 2013 though. Again, take that with a grain of salt. Who the knows if it'll work next year.