Welcome to A Thousand Candlesticks

What is A Thousand Candlesticks?

A Thousand Candlesticks is a stock market social forecasting experiment.

We're inviting a handpicked set of superforecasters to submit daily forecasts of the intraday and overnight moves of the S&P 500. We're also sharing these forecasts with all participants.

Our goal is to find out whether aggregating forecasts from a crowd of experts can generate meaningful alpha.


Why should I participate?

For science. Also because you will gain access to a large pool of market forecasts from people with a history of being right.


I didn't get an invitation code. Can I join?

To join, you must be invited. You could try getting a referral from an existing participant.


As a participant, can I refer someone?

Yes. Send an email to contact@1000candlesticks.com. Include the person's details (name, email address, LinkedIn/Twitter). Explain clearly why this person qualifies as a superforecaster. Before you send the email, discuss with the person first to make sure they're interested in joining.


Is there a maximum number of participants?

We would like to prioritize quality over quantity. Once we reach our target number of regular participants, we will start gradually dropping the least-predictive participants to make room for fresh minds. This incentivizes all participants to make best-effort forecasts.


I have feedback, how can I share it?

Please send any feedback or comments via email to contact@1000candlesticks.com.