We started a film channel: Base Rate
Stories about science, uncertainty and markets, on their own channel and openly made by us.
A base rate is how often something actually happens, before a good story convinces you otherwise. Trusting that number over the theory you love is the thread of our new channel, Base Rate.
What it is
Base Rate tells the stories behind the ideas traders lean on: probability, feedback, overfitting, fat tails and the urge to stop at the wrong time. Each episode starts in history, follows the idea into today’s markets, and ends where it breaks.
Why a separate channel
Tutorials, product demos and release notes stay on the dogabot channel. People who enjoy a film about Kepler aren’t always looking for a trading tool, and we want each channel to reach the people it suits.
The link between the two is always public. Every episode says that it is made by the team behind dogabot, and nothing on the channel is financial advice.
Where to start
There are two films so far. The Planet That Refused to Follow the Rules is a documentary about Kepler, Mars and why a model has to answer to the data. 45 Minutes to Lose $460 Million is a short thriller about the morning Knight Capital’s trading system ran old code.
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Backtests and simulated results do not guarantee future results. This post is not financial advice. Crypto trading involves risk of loss, including all of your capital. Risk disclosure.
