ChatGPT has been the biggest buzzword of 2023. The AI tool has quickly gained popularity and by the end of February 2023, it had over 100 million users. For traders, ChatGPT can turn into an automated assistant for conducting in-depth market research, analyzing past market trends, backtesting different trading approaches, and refining trading strategies. But what is the right way to use ChatGPT and can it help in accurately analyzing trades? Let’s find out.
Note: Combining AI tools like ChatGPT with human monitoring and judgment is critical. Traders should be aware of the limitations of AI and use caution when depending only on automated systems. Regular monitoring, thorough testing and ongoing evaluation is required to discover and address any potential flaws.
Furthermore, constant education and skill improvement are required for traders to understand the principles and procedures of underlying AI technologies fully. This allows traders to evaluate and validate the outputs of AI tools, allowing them to make informed decisions based on a combination of AI-driven insights and their own market expertise.
What is ChatGPT and how does it work?
A natural language processing tool, ChatGPT is a chatbot that uses artificial intelligence to have human-like conversations with end users. The tool can answer questions and assist users with tasks like researching, answering questions, and engaging in conversations.
The biggest advantage of using ChatGPT is that there is no barrier to entry. Users can type in their questions like they are having a conversation with the tool and get started.
When it comes to trading, ChatGPT can have numerous use cases. According to a study released by the University of Florida, when ChatGPT was given public market data and news from October 2021 to December 2022, the tool could create trading models which could potentially generate returns of over 500% stock returns during that period. With the study, researchers discovered that ChatGPT could outperform traditional analysis tools.
But that is not to say that ChatGPT is the tool that can revolutionize the trading industry. Accuracy continues to be a problem with ChatGPT and there is also no transparency into its backend algorithm. Moreover, ChatGPT is not personalized to users. If two users give ChatGPT the same data and prompt, the tool will probably give the same result to both users.
Different ways to use ChatGPT for trading analysis
1. Get a better understand of company stocks
Trading a company stock requires a lot of market research and analysis. Before deciding to take up a position, traders need to understand the company’s performance over the years and the future expectations. While it is possible to get that information through expert analysis, checking annual reports and reviewing investor presents, it’s still a time-consuming affair.
Traders can use ChatGPT to get a summary of the stock performance of the past 12 months and quickly skim through the main cliff notes.
2. Generate a SWOT analysis
Traders can use ChatGPT to perform SWOT analysis of different stocks in order to get a better understanding of them. An automated SWOT analysis generated by ChatGPT can give a data-driven evaluation of the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats of the company stocks.
3. Create a new trading strategy with ChatGPT
It’s also possible to create a trading strategy with the help of ChatGPT. Traders can start by providing the basic requirements of the trading strategy and then slowly configure the parameters.
For instance, traders can prompt ChatGPT to create a scalping trading strategy for a 15-minute time frame.
Now, ChatGPT gives the details for the types of indicators to use, along with the entry criteria for the trade, which involves identifying a short term trend by using a SMA. The tool also mentions exit criteria, risk management, and even additional considerations that should be kept in mind while placing the trade.
While these trading strategies may seem too basic for advanced traders, they can prove to be a good start for beginners to practice their trades.
4. Perform competitor analysis
Traders can use ChatGPT to compare two different stocks in order to gather data about how their stocks have been performing over the same period of time. It’s possible to further add different parameters and even prompt ChatGPT to create a comparison table to get a more clear idea about the two stocks.
Though, traders should also note that ChatGPT only has access to historical data up to September 2021. To create a competitor analysis for a period after that, traders will either have to manually feed data to ChatGPT or use a different tool altogether.
At the same time, there is no way to completely rely on ChatGPT’s data as the tool itself claims that it can give inaccurate data from time to time.
5. Identify risks
Traders can use ChatGPT for identifying key risks when investing in particular stocks. They can also use the tool to better understand potential outcomes of different trading scenarios in order to establish more effective risk management strategies.
There are limitations to using ChatGPT for trading
ChatGPT is not a perfect tool, just like any other AI technology at the moment. It does have a lot of potential but its lack of access to real-time data and limited market understanding can make it difficult for traders to use the tool for trading research.
But the biggest limitation of ChatGPT for trading is its inability to give accurate information 100% of the time. The tool is still in nascent stages and it can give inaccurate information from time to time. There is no way to know what information is incorrect unless traders cross check it themselves.
When using ChatGPT, traders need to be cautious about the tool’s limitations and take every information they receive with a grain of salt.
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Disclaimer:
- All material published on our website is intended for informational purposes only and should not be considered personal advice or recommendation. Traders should carefully consider their objectives, financial situation, needs, and level of experience before entering into any margined transactions.
About The Author
Tim Maunsell
Tim Maunsell is Blueberry Markets’ senior member of the Customer Experience team, with over a decade of experience in the global forex market. Tim has honed his skills in developing trading strategies and analyzing financial instruments from both technical and fundamental perspectives. He regularly contributes articles on trading and financial markets. Tim is dedicated to sharing his insights to provide readers with compelling, well-researched content that keeps them informed.
Expertise: Financial markets and Forex trading
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