Deep Learning for Trading with LSTM: Smarter Than Signals

Unlock the power of Artificial Intelligence in the world of trading. In this hands-on course, you’ll learn how to build, train, and backtest AI-driven algorithmic trading strategies using Python, machine learning, and deep learning tools. Whether you're from finance or tech, this course will help you turn market data into actionable trading signals using LSTM models, sentiment analysis, and advanced evaluation metrics.

You’ll begin with the basics of algorithmic trading, explore the role of AI, and dive deep into tools like Random Forest, Gradient Boosting, CNNs, LSTM, Reinforcement Learning, Genetic Algorithms, and Ensemble Methods. From there, you’ll move into real-world implementation — loading historical stock data, creating predictive features, labeling outcomes, handling class imbalance with focal loss, and evaluating your trading strategy through backtesting and risk metrics like Sharpe Ratio and Drawdown. This course includes:Real Apple stock data for hands-on practiceFeature engineering using technical indicatorsCustom loss functions like Focal LossBuilding an LSTM model from scratchVisualizing trading signals and performanceBacktesting with capital growth simulationsBy the end, you’ll walk away with a fully functional trading strategy powered by AI — plus the knowledge to apply these techniques across any stock, ETF, or crypto asset.