Technical analysis with Python
In this post, we will introduce how to do technical analysis with Python. Python has several libraries for performing technical analysis of investments. We're going to compare three libraries - ta, pandas_ta, and bta-lib. The ta library for technical analysis One of the nicest features of the ta package is that it allows you to add dozen of technical indicators all at once. To get started, install the ta library using pip: [code] pip install ta [/code] Next, let's import the packages we need. We'll be using yahoo_fin to pull in stock price data. Now, data contains the historical prices for AAPL. [code lang="python"] # load packages import yahoo_fin.stock_info as si import pandas as pd from ta import add_all_ta_features # pull data from Yahoo Finance data = si.get_data("aapl") [/code] Next,…