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Macro Forecasting Challenge — Banco de Occidente

A full forecasting pipeline for a national macroeconomic tournament: data extraction from 6 official sources, model-per-variable design, and 24-month walk-forward validation.

March 9, 2026 · 10 min · Andres Mauricio Guerrero Avila

Forecasting the Future: My Strategy for the Banco de Occidente Macro Challenge

How I built a full macroeconomic forecasting pipeline — from raw API data to walk-forward backtesting — to compete in a national university tournament.

February 21, 2026 · 7 min · Andres Mauricio Guerrero Avila