Techniques in Stock Market Prediction: a Methodological Review

Prediction in any field is a complicated, challenging and daunting process. Employing traditional methods may not ensure the reliability of the prediction. In this paper, we are reviewing the possibility of applying two well-known techniques neural network and data mining in stock market prediction. As neural network is able to extract useful information from a huge data set and data mining is also able to predict future trends and behaviors. Therefore, a combination of both these techniques could make the prediction much reliable.