Mplfinance is a dedicated data visulization package from matlplotlib for visualizing financial data.
Mplfinance enable visualization of financial data in the form of different types of charts- Candlestick chart, Renko Chart, OHLC chart, Point and Figure chart etc. with very few lines of code.
Mplfinance also facilitates superimposing moving averages on top of charts for decision making by technical analysts.

Getting the data

Typical market data includes OHLCV(Open High Low Close Volume) data. The data can be obtained by using the sites of stock exchanges, financial publications, APIs, web-scrapping etc.

Mplfinace package can be used to plot any dataframe provided the following conditions…

TL;DR

In this article, we scout for the best alternative for the injured Reds defender Virgil Van Dijk.
The steps involved in the process is as follows:
Data Collection:
All relevant player stats are collected from fbref.com
KPI Generation:
Key Performance indicators are created for evaluation of players
Data Wrangling:
Data cleansing and feature engineering are performed
Finding the Players most Similar to VVD:
Players with KPIs similar to VVD can be found using proximity measures
Conclusion:
Commenting on the findings of the excercise

Introduction

Virgil van Dijk is arguably the most important player for the Reds. Since his arrival at Anfield…

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The Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) is an internet standard communication protocol used for sending email.
YAGmail is a python package for automating Gmail. The package derives its name for Yet Another Gmail SMTP client.

Install package

The package can be install by using the below code.
You can check out the official documentation here.

pip install yagmail

Create SMTP client

Credentials of gmail- username and password have to be provided to create an SMTP client, it can be considered as logging in to your account.

mailer=yagmail.SMTP(user=’USERNAME’, password=’PASSWORD’)

Send Mail

Once SMTP client is created, we can send email to whichever valid email id.
All components required for…

What is Black-Scholes Model?

The Black-Scholes model, also known as the Black-Scholes-Merton (BSM) model, is a mathematical model used to determine the fair prices of options contract.
The model owes its name to economists Fischer Black and Myron Scholes. Robert C. Merton was the first to publish a paper expanding the mathematical understanding of the options pricing model, and coined the term “Black–Scholes options pricing model”.
The model revolutionized financial landscape and earned Merton and Scholes the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences in 1997.

Inputs required for BSM

The model utilizes the following five inputs to predict the price of option(C):
i. Current price (Spot price) of the…

Introduction

This is the second part of visualizing Gantt Chart using python. Check this article in which steps for creating a basic Gantt Chart are explained in detail.

The basic Gantt Chart contains bars corresponding to every task of the project. In this article we will improve upon the basic Gantt Chart including details like completion status and sub-category for each task.

Recap

Preparation of a basic Gantt chart can be summed up in the following steps.

Step 1: Read data
Step 2: Convert dates to datetime format
Step 3: Add Duration
Step 4: Add relative date
Step 5: Create custom x-ticks and x-tick labels
Step…

Introduction: What is Gantt Chart

A Gantt chart, the most common method used in project management to visualize project schedule and status.
A Gantt chart is a type of bar chart showing activities (tasks or events) displayed against time.
The chart is named after its inventor, Henry Gantt, who designed such a chart around the early twentieth century.

In this article I will explain how to create a Gantt chart in python using matplotlib library.

Import Libraries

First step in programing a Gantt Chart is importing the required libraries:
1. Pandas : Reading data and data analytics
2. Matplotlib : Data visualization
3. Datetime : Date manipulation

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This is the last game week of a season which would be remembered for various reasons. This season has been a roller-coaster ride.
This is the final article on my EPL Prediction series. You can check out the previous predictions here.

Expected Goals or xG is the parameter used for prediction. If you are interested in understanding the algorithm for prediction, I recommend that you check out this article where it is explained in detail.

Data Courtesy: Football Reference

Analysis up to Game-week 37

As we get to the last game week of the season, Man City has already been crowned the champions, and relegation…