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That's a cool way to evaluate the value of stocks within and index and I hadn't really thought of it that way. Often, I use a very "brute force" approach where I apply a setup or model to a chart and simply work my way through the equity curves and correlations to arrive as a group of stocks I think "best describe" what I'm trying to accomplish and use those stocks. PCA would probably be much more efficient if you pointed it at the correct metric. Cool stuff.

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Yes. You can use PCA to "pick" stocks. I used it on utility stocks. It helped to isolate subsets of utility stocks that share similar characteristics, then I trade them as a basket. Cool indeed.

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That’s a great idea Nam!

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