I read an article a while back about a hedgefund that was using Google search information as part of their trading decision making process. I've been experimenting with it lately and find it quite interesting. If you have a Google account you can even download free csv data to run in your own programs.
If you think of anything interesting, run the search on google trends and return the link here with a short description. This could be a very powerful tool/indicator.
http://google.com/trends
Long Euro, Short Euro
http://www.google.com/trends?q=long+euro%2C+short+euro
Long Gold, Short Gold
http://www.google.com/trends?q=long+...ate=all&sort=0
Obama 2012, Palin 2012
http://www.google.com/trends?q=obama...ate=ytd&sort=0
Lets hear your ideas and feedback.
Jim
If you think of anything interesting, run the search on google trends and return the link here with a short description. This could be a very powerful tool/indicator.
http://google.com/trends
Long Euro, Short Euro
http://www.google.com/trends?q=long+euro%2C+short+euro
Long Gold, Short Gold
http://www.google.com/trends?q=long+...ate=all&sort=0
Obama 2012, Palin 2012
http://www.google.com/trends?q=obama...ate=ytd&sort=0
Lets hear your ideas and feedback.
Jim