Quiver Quantitative
CNBC Trading
Introduction
The CNBC Trading dataset by Quiver Quantitative tracks the recommendations made by media personalities on CNBC and their historical performance. The data covers over 1,500 US Equities, starts in December 2020, and is delivered on a daily frequency. This dataset covers recommendations made on Mad Money, Halftime Report, and Fast Money.
This dataset depends on the US Equity Security Master dataset because the US Equity Security Master dataset contains information on splits, dividends, and symbol changes.
For more information about the CNBC Trading dataset, including CLI commands and pricing, see the dataset listing.
About the Provider
Quiver Quantitative was founded by two college students in February 2020 with the goal of bridging the information gap between Wall Street and non-professional investors. Quiver allows retail investors to tap into the power of big data and have access to actionable, easy to interpret data that hasn’t already been dissected by Wall Street.
Getting Started
The following snippet demonstrates how to request data from the CNBC Trading dataset:
self.aapl = self.add_equity("AAPL", Resolution.DAILY).symbol self.dataset_symbol = self.add_data(QuiverCNBCs, self.aapl).symbol self._universe = self.add_universe(QuiverCNBCsUniverse, self.universe_selection)
Example Applications
The Quiver Quantitative CNBC Trading dataset enables you to create strategies using the latest recommendations made by media personalities on CNBC. Examples include the following strategies:
- Taking short positions in securities that were mentioned by Jim Cramer (CNBC commentator) in the last week
- Trading securities that were most/least discussed across CNBC programs over the last year
For more example algorithms, see Examples.
Data Point Attributes
The Quiver Quantitative CNBC Trading dataset provides QuiverCNBCs
, QuiverCNBC
, and QuiverCNBCsUniverse
objects.
QuiverCNBCs
QuiverCNBCs
objects have the following attributes:
QuiverCNBC
QuiverCNBC
objects have the following attributes:
QuiverCNBCsUniverse
QuiverCNBCsUniverse
objects have the following attributes:
Requesting Data
To add CNBC Trading data to your algorithm, call the add_data
method. Save a reference to the dataset Symbol
so you can access the data later in your algorithm.
class QuiverCNBCDataAlgorithm(QCAlgorithm): def initialize(self) -> None: self.set_start_date(2019, 1, 1) self.set_end_date(2020, 6, 1) self.set_cash(100000) self.aapl = self.add_equity("AAPL", Resolution.DAILY).symbol self.dataset_symbol = self.add_data(QuiverCNBCs, self.aapl).symbol
Accessing Data
To get the current CNBC Trading data, index the current Slice
with the dataset Symbol
. Slice
objects deliver unique events to your algorithm as they happen, but the Slice
may not contain data for your dataset at every time step. To avoid issues, check if the Slice
contains the data you want before you index it.
def on_data(self, slice: Slice) -> None: if slice.contains_key(self.dataset_symbol): data_points = slice[self.dataset_symbol] for data_point in data_points: self.log(f"{self.dataset_symbol} direction at {slice.time}: {data_point.direction}")
To iterate through all of the dataset objects in the current Slice
, call the get
method.
def on_data(self, slice: Slice) -> None: for dataset_symbol, data_points in slice.get(QuiverCNBCs).items(): for data_point in data_points: self.log(f"{dataset_symbol} direction at {slice.time}: {data_point.direction}")
Historical Data
To get historical CNBC Trading data, call the history
method with the dataset Symbol
. If there is no data in the period you request, the history result is empty.
# DataFrame history_df = self.history(self.dataset_symbol, 100, Resolution.DAILY) # Dataset objects history_bars = self.history[QuiverCNBCs](self.dataset_symbol, 100, Resolution.DAILY)
For more information about historical data, see History Requests.
Universe Selection
To select a dynamic universe of US Equities based on CNBC Trading data, call the add_universe
method with the QuiverCNBCsUniverse
class and a selection function.
def initialize(self): self._uinverse = self.add_universe(QuiverCNBCsUniverse, self.universe_selection) def universe_selection(self, alt_coarse: List[QuiverCNBCsUniverse]) -> List[Symbol]: cnbc_data_by_symbol = {} for datum in alt_coarse: symbol = datum.symbol if symbol not in cnbc_data_by_symbol: cnbc_data_by_symbol[symbol] = [] cnbc_data_by_symbol[symbol].append(datum) # define our selection criteria return [symbol for symbol, d in cnbc_data_by_symbol.items() if len([x for x in d if x.direction == OrderDirection.BUY]) >= 3]
Universe History
You can get historical universe data in an algorithm and in the Research Environment.
Historical Universe Data in Algorithms
To get historical universe data in an algorithm, call the history
method with the Universe
object and the lookback period. If there is no data in the period you request, the history result is empty.
# DataFrame example where the columns are the QuiverCNBCsUniverse attributes: history_df = self.history(self._universe, 30, Resolution.DAILY, flatten=True) # Series example where the values are lists of QuiverCNBCsUniverse objects: universe_history = self.history(self._universe, 30, Resolution.DAILY) for (_, time), cbncs in universe_history.items(): for cbnc in cbncs: self.log(f"{cbnc.symbol} traders at {cbnc.end_time}: {cbnc.traders}")
Historical Universe Data in Research
To get historical universe data in research, call the universe_history
method with the Universe
object, a start date, and an end date. This method returns the filtered universe. If there is no data in the period you request, the history result is empty.
# DataFrame example where the columns are the QuiverCNBCsUniverse attributes: history_df = qb.universe_history(universe, qb.time-timedelta(30), qb.time, flatten=True) # Series example where the values are lists of QuiverCNBCsUniverse objects: universe_history = qb.universe_history(universe, qb.time-timedelta(30), qb.time) for (_, time), cbncs in universe_history.items(): for cbnc in cbncs: print(f"{cbnc.symbol} traders at {cbnc.end_time}: {cbnc.traders}")
You can call the history
method in Research.
Remove Subscriptions
To remove a subscription, call the remove_security
method.
self.remove_security(self.dataset_symbol)
If you subscribe to CNBC Trading data for assets in a dynamic universe, remove the dataset subscription when the asset leaves your universe. To view a common design pattern, see Track Security Changes.
Example Applications
The Quiver Quantitative CNBC Trading dataset enables you to create strategies using the latest recommendations made by media personalities on CNBC. Examples include the following strategies:
- Taking short positions in securities that were mentioned by Jim Cramer (CNBC commentator) in the last week
- Trading securities that were most/least discussed across CNBC programs over the last year
For more example algorithms, see Examples.