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A good forecast and a good allocation are different objectives. KellyBoost brings the allocation decision into model training, using boosted trees to choose weights rather than merely forecast a label.
The full analysis examines the study and the practical question behind it: KellyBoost skips the forecast-then-optimize sequence and trains directly on wealth growth. The objective changes the bet.
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