Week 6: Pandas and Financial Data Analysis

Learn how to use pandas for financial data analysis and fetch real market data using yfinance and pandas_datareader.

Learning Objectives:

Exercises:

  1. Create a market data dashboard:
    • Download data for multiple stocks using yfinance
    • Calculate daily returns and volatility
    • Generate performance summary using pandas
  2. Implement a technical analysis system:
    • Calculate various moving averages
    • Generate trading signals
    • Backtest strategy performance
  3. Build a portfolio analysis tool:
    • Track multiple stocks performance
    • Calculate portfolio statistics
    • Generate risk metrics (Beta, Sharpe Ratio)
  4. Create a market sentiment analyzer:
    • Download index data (S&P 500, NASDAQ)
    • Calculate market breadth indicators
    • Generate market health report
  5. Develop a dividend analysis tool:
    • Download dividend history
    • Calculate dividend growth rates
    • Project future dividend income
  6. Create a sector rotation analysis:
    • Download sector ETF data
    • Compare sector performance
    • Identify sector trends

💡 ChatGPT Learning Tips

Use these prompts to enhance your learning:

  1. "Show me how to handle missing data in pandas with financial time series"
  2. "Explain how to calculate rolling statistics for stock prices"
  3. "Help me understand how to merge data from different sources in pandas"
  4. "What are the best practices for handling dates in financial data analysis?"
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