Detect Significant Stock Price Drops Using Python
Detect significant price drops in stocks using the python programming language.
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In this article, I will show you how I created a python program to detect significant price drops for an asset.
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How to Detect Significant Price Drops?
To detect significant price drops, we must first define what a significant price drop is. I define it as a drop of more than 10%, however the program that I created allows for you to change this drop percentage to your liking. Also, in my program I decided to go with a price drop of more than 1% so that…