About Us
Who's your daddy and what does he do?Casting Forward Corporation (Canada)
Founded in 2022, trading as Scientific Decisions Consultants
Time series data analysis and forecasting
Calgary, Alberta +1 (587) 885 3191 @castfwd.bsky.social r/castfwd castfwd
The company exists in an effort to keep track of development costs and expenses, and to provide consulting income to support the continued development of Systematic Stock Control (SSC).
Graham Armstrong
Presently a c# web developer, having upgraded from Visual Basic desktop application development at the turn of the century.
I was lucky enough to exit my previous employment with a buyout, just prior to the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. That, together with my wife's continuing support of my coding pursuits, has provided me with the time and resources to work on my own project without the financial burden of doing so.
The project actually started in 1995 with my postgraduate studies at the University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN, South Africa), during which I produced two papers under the tutelage of the late Professor Adolf Diegel (born 20th April 1935 - Krefeld, Germany and died 5th October 2012 - Durban, South Africa). These were entitled "Time Series Analysis of sales for Toyota passenger vehicles" (1996) and "Forecasting with Time Series Analysis" (1998), both of which made use of routines written in Pascal (Turbo) alongside those from Adolf written in Fortran, many, many years before.
After graduating (M.Soc.Sc.), I moved to the United Kingdom and while seeking employment there, rewrote many of the Pascal routines in (Borland) Delphi (1998). Work experience led my software development skills to become entirely focused on the Microsoft technology stack and the web, and I had intended to rewrite the routines again in Visual Basic, and then in c# but never seemingly had enough free time.
A functioning SSC application is now the result of having had that time, studied statistical analysis and endured a working lifetime in programming.
DISCLOSURE
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Data Sources
Where the raw data for analysis comes from...EOD Historical Data
All real-time and historical Stock, Crypto and Forex data provided by Unicorn Data Services.
Last updated in June 2021
Market Data App
Real-Time and Historic Data for Stocks, Options, Crypto, Futures and Forex provided by Market Data.
Last updated in August 2023
CQD Data Factory
Decades of historical data online. Order and download accurate, top-quality data from over 60 exchanges worldwide.
Last updated in May 2024
Brokers
Sites recommended to transact shares and options with (in Canada)Interactive Brokers Canada Inc.
Good online broker for buying and selling stocks and options on North American stock exchanges.
Last updated in June 2021
Wealthsimple Technologies Inc.
Excellent Canadian broker for long term stock portfolio management and crypto purchases.
Last updated in September 2022
Moomoo Financial Canada Inc.
Fantastic desktop application, white labelling the standard offering from Interactive Brokers Canada.
Last updated in October 2024
Questrade Financial Group Inc.
Self-Directed Investing - $0 commission stocks & ETFs, and low price options contracts, no hidden fees, plus the tools to trade smarter and stay in control.
Last updated in January 2026
Webull Securities (Canada) Limited
One of the most intuitive platforms on desktop and mobile, is now available in Canada, but options trading is limited to long positions.
Last updated in Januart 2026
Foreign Exchange
Cheapest way to move money around the worldTools
Trading View
Look first / Then leap. It's what you'd call our philosophy, that it doesn't matter who you are or what you trade, preparing then committing is the best way of maximizing life's returns.
Last updated in March 2025