In this paper, we show how the sampling properties of the Hurst exponent methods of estimation change with the presence of heavy tails. We run extensive Monte Carlo simulations to find out how rescaled range analysis (R/S), multifractal detrended fluctuation analysis (MF-DFA), detrending moving average (DMA) and genera…
On-device research index
arXiv research
A locally-built, LLM-digested index of recent arXiv papers in quant finance, geometry/topology, and statistical ML — keyword search served straight from SQLite on this machine.
168,657 papers · 148 categories
Trend · papers per month
48 results for “Hurst distribution”
Algorithm identifies fractal system's scaling exponents in high dimensions.
problem Statistical identification of Hurst distribution in high-dimensional fractal systems.
method Wavelet random matrices, modified spectral clustering, model selection.
result Algorithm consistently estimates Hurst distribution in moderately high dimensions.
Multifractal Features in the Foreign Exchange and Stock Marketscond-mat.stat-mech
The multifractal behavior for tick data of prices is investigated in Korean financial market. Using the rescaled range analysis(R/S analysis), we show the multifractal nature of returns for the won-dollar exchange rate and the KOSPI. We also estimate the Hurst exponent and the generalized th-order Hurst exponent in …
Rough volatility of Bitcoinq-fin.ST
Recent studies have found that the log-volatility of asset returns exhibit roughness. This study investigates roughness or the anti-persistence of Bitcoin volatility. Using the multifractal detrended fluctuation analysis, we obtain the generalized Hurst exponent of the log-volatility increments and find that the genera…
Estimates Hurst exponent of log-volatility using KS statistic, addressing serial correlation in financial data.
problem Estimating Hurst exponent of log-volatility in financial time series with serial correlation.
method Proposes a random permutation procedure to remove serial correlation, using the Kolmogorov-Smirnov statistic for distribution-based estimation.
result Establishes the asymptotic variance of the estimator and reveals statistically significant hierarchy of roughness in volatility measures.
Adaptive estimation of alpha-Stable distribution and Hurst exponent for nonstationary time series.
problem Nonstationary time series require adaptive models to avoid bias.
method Moving estimator with exponentially weakening weights of old values, optimized using EMA of absolute central moments.
result Continuous adaptive estimation of alpha-Stable distribution and Hurst exponent for market stability evaluation.
We investigate the use of the Hurst exponent, dynamically computed over a moving time-window, to evaluate the level of stability/instability of financial firms. Financial firms bailed-out as a consequence of the 2007-2010 credit crisis show a neat increase with time of the generalized Hurst exponent in the period prece…
Multifractal Measures for the Yen-Dollar Exchange Ratecond-mat.stat-mech
We study the tick dynamical behavior of the yen-dollar exchange rate using the rescaled range analysis in financial market. It is found that the multifractal Hurst exponents with the short and long-run memory effects can be obtained from the yen-dollar exchange rate. This exists one crossover for the Hurst exponents at…
Relative cluster entropy for power-law correlated sequencescond-mat.stat-mech
A measure called relative cluster entropy distinguishes between correlated and uncorrelated sequences.
problem Distinguishing between sequences with different correlation degrees.
method Minimum relative entropy principle applied to cluster partitions of power-law correlated sequences.
result Optimal Hurst exponents are selected for market price series, indicating non-markovianity.
An elementary model of price dynamics in a financial market: Distribution, Multiscaling & Entropyphysics.soc-ph
Stylized facts of empirical assets log-returns include the existence of (semi) heavy tailed distributions and a non-linear spectrum of Hurst exponents . Empirical data considered are daily prices of 10 large indices from 01/01/1990 to 12/31/2004. We propose a stylized model of price dynamics which is…
The local Hurst exponent, a measure employed to detect the presence of dependence in a time series, may also be used to investigate the source of intraday variation observed in the returns in foreign exchange markets. Given that changes in the local Hurst exponent may be due to either a time-varying range, or standard …
We reanalyze high resolution data from the New York Stock Exchange and find a monotonic (but not power law) variation of the mean value per trade, the mean number of trades per minute and the mean trading activity with company capitalization. We show that the second moment of the traded value distribution is finite. Co…
Rough volatility models are becoming increasingly popular in quantitative finance. In this framework, one considers that the behavior of the log-volatility process of a financial asset is close to that of a fractional Brownian motion with Hurst parameter around 0.1. Motivated by this, we wish to define a natural and re…
We give a stochastic microscopic modelling of stock markets driven by continuous double auction. If we take into account the mimetic behavior of traders, when they place limit order, our virtual markets shows the power-law tail of the distribution of returns with the exponent outside the Levy stable region, the short m…
Hurst exponent and prediction based on weak-form efficient market hypothesis of stock marketsq-fin.ST
We empirically investigated the relationships between the degree of efficiency and the predictability in financial time-series data. The Hurst exponent was used as the measurement of the degree of efficiency, and the hit rate calculated from the nearest-neighbor prediction method was used for the prediction of the dire…
On the rate of convergence of estimating the Hurst parameter of rough stochastic volatility modelsq-fin.ST
Paper extends a method to estimate Hurst parameter for rough stochastic volatility models.
problem Estimating Hurst parameter of rough stochastic volatility models from discrete observations.
method Extends a scale-invariant estimator to a general nonlinear function.
result Consistent estimation of Hurst parameter for a wide class of rough stochastic volatility models.
A new method uses burst and inter-burst duration to test long-range memory in financial markets.
problem Varying results from long-range memory estimators in financial markets.
method Burst and inter-burst duration statistical analysis of limit order book data.
result The new method provides a more reliable evaluation of the Hurst exponent.
A new model adapts Hurst parameter in real-time for volatility forecasting.
problem Capturing volatility dynamics and clustering in financial markets.
method Rough Bergomi model with EWMA-driven time-dependent Hurst parameter.
result Empirical validation shows superior performance in diverse asset classes.
Optimizing Returns Using the Hurst Exponent and Q Learning on Momentum and Mean Reversion Strategiesq-fin.ST
Optimizes trading returns using Hurst exponent and Q-learning.
problem Maximizing returns from momentum and mean reversion strategies.
method Classifies assets using Hurst exponent and uses Q-learning to improve trading algorithms.
result Trading with Hurst exponent can achieve higher returns but at higher risk.
mfBm models and forecasts volatility with different Hurst exponents and correlations.
problem Modeling and forecasting volatility with varying Hurst exponents and correlations.
method Multivariate fractional Brownian motion (mfBm) with component-wise Hurst exponents, novel estimation method, time-reversibility test.
result mfBm reduces forecasting errors compared to a one-dimensional model and outperforms HAR model.
Volatility distribution in the S&P500 Stock Indexcond-mat.stat-mech
We study the volatility of the S&P500 stock index from 1984 to 1996 and find that the volatility distribution can be very well described by a log-normal function. Further, using detrended fluctuation analysis we show that the volatility is power-law correlated with Hurst exponent .
The paper evaluates integrals for fBm with various Hurst indices.
problem Evaluating integrals for stochastic processes with fractional Brownian motion for different Hurst indices.
method Analytic continuation from complex analysis to extend integral domain.
result Integral formulas for fBm with Hurst indices are derived.
Paper estimates Hurst parameter from implied volatilities.
problem Estimating Hurst parameter from implied volatilities.
method Uses covariance between asset return and realized volatility, and applies limit theorems for stochastic volatility models.
result Direct relation between covariance and slope of at-the-money implied volatility established.
A new model captures multifractal volatility in stock returns.
problem Capturing multifractal volatility in stock returns.
method Introduced mLog S-fBM model, defined mS-fBM, and developed calibration procedure.
result Model captures multifractal behavior in stock returns, validating on real data.
A new model captures multifractal volatility in stock returns.
problem Capturing multifractal volatility in stock returns.
method Introduced mLog S-fBM model, defined mS-fBM, and developed calibration procedure.
result Validated model on synthetic and real data, showing multifractal behavior.
Python package for estimating Hurst exponent in fBm.
problem Estimating Hurst exponent in fractional Brownian motion.
method Whittle's likelihood method applied to fractional Gaussian noise.
result Implementation achieves state-of-the-art accuracy and speed.
This letter investigates the dynamic relationship between market efficiency, liquidity, and multifractality of Bitcoin. We find that before 2013 liquidity is low and the Hurst exponent is less than 0.5, indicating that the Bitcoin time series is anti-persistent. After 2013, as liquidity increased, the Hurst exponent ro…
Paper defines multi-dimensional fractional Brownian motion under volatility uncertainty.
problem Volatility uncertainty in fractional Brownian motion.
method Definition and study of multi-dimensional fractional Brownian motion (G-fBm) with Hurst index.
result First results on stochastic calculus for G-fBm with Hurst index > 0.5.
The Chirikov standard map and the 2D Froeschlé map are investigated. A few thousand values of the Hurst exponent (HE) and the maximal Lyapunov exponent (mLE) are plotted in a mixed space of the nonlinear parameter versus the initial condition. Both characteristic exponents reveal remarkably similar structures in this s…
Deep learning the Hurst parameter of linear fractional processes and assessing its reliabilitystat.ML
Deep learning improves Hurst parameter estimation for fractional processes.
problem Estimating the Hurst parameter in fractional stochastic processes.
method Training Long Short-Term Memory (LSTM) networks on extensive datasets of fBm, fOU, and lfsm processes.
result LSTM outperforms traditional methods in fBm and fOU processes but has limited accuracy on lfsm.
We apply the Hurst exponent idea for investigation of DJIA index time-series data. The behavior of the local Hurst exponent prior to drastic changes in financial series signal is analyzed. The optimal length of the time-window over which this exponent can be calculated in order to make some meaningful predictions is di…
The common assumption of universal behavior in stock market data can sometimes lead to false conclusions. In statistical physics, the Hurst exponents characterizing long-range correlations are often closely related to universal exponents. We show, that in the case of time series of the traded value, these Hurst exponen…
Equity activity is an essential topic for financial market studies. To explore its statistical regularities, we comprehensively examine the trading value, a measure of the equity activity, of the 3314 most-traded stocks in the U.S. equity market and find that (i) the trading values follow a log-normal distribution; (ii…
Noise-resilient method improves Hurst exponent estimation accuracy in noisy data.
problem Noise degrades accuracy of Hurst exponent estimation methods.
method Noise-Controlled ALPHEE (NC-ALPHEE) using wavelet multi-scale analysis and neural network combination.
result NC-ALPHEE consistently outperforms existing techniques in noisy conditions.
This paper investigates the relationship between price multiscaling and volatility roughness in financial markets.
problem The inability of traditional models to capture financial stylized facts like volatility roughness and multiscaling.
method Simulation experiments and real data analysis using a rough volatility model.
result The rough volatility model fails to reproduce the multiscaling features of real data, indicating a negative interplay between multiscaling and volatility roughness.
The study assesses how financial markets' efficiency changed during the COVID-19 crisis.
problem The impact of COVID-19 on financial market efficiency.
method Dynamic estimation method for Hurst exponent and memory parameter using alpha-stable distribution and dependence structure.
result Financial markets' efficiency varied during the COVID-19 crisis, with some indices showing less impact than others.
Simulating integrated Volterra square-root processes and Volterra Heston models via Inverse Gaussianq-fin.MF
A new simulation method for Volterra processes improves convergence for rough kernels.
problem Simulating Volterra processes with singular kernels.
method iVi (integrated Volterra implicit) scheme based on Inverse Gaussian distribution.
result The iVi scheme achieves weak convergence with few time steps, especially for rough kernels.
We empirically analyze the most volatile component of the electricity price time series from two North-American wholesale electricity markets. We show that these time series exhibit fluctuations which are not described by a Brownian Motion, as they show multi-scaling, high Hurst exponents and sharp price movements. We …
Study finds roughness in volatility despite diffusive instantaneous volatility.
problem Determining the roughness of volatility in financial assets.
method Non-parametric method based on normalized -th variation for estimating roughness of sample paths.
result Realized volatility exhibits rough behavior with a significantly smaller Hurst exponent than instantaneous volatility.
Expanding the rough Heston model in q-fin.MF
Expanding the rough Heston model in
problem Analyzing the dependence of the fractional Riccati equation on the Hurst parameter
method Deriving a Taylor expansion of the Riccati solution in
result Local uniform convergence and analyticity of the fractional Riccati solution
We consider a market with fractional Brownian motion with stochastic integrals generated by the Riemann sums. We found that this market is arbitrage free if admissible strategies that are using observations with an arbitrarily small delay. Moreover, we found that this approach eliminates the discontinuity of the stocha…
Study examines how COVID-19 affected stock and crypto market efficiency.
problem Impact of COVID-19 on market efficiency of different asset classes.
method Analysis of price returns, absolute returns, and volatility increments in stock and cryptocurrency markets.
result Market efficiency varied by asset class and market, with some time series showing gradual decline over time.
Sharp bounds on weak convergence rate for rough volatility models.
problem Understanding the convergence rate in discretizing rough volatility models.
method Analyzing general and linear models to derive bounds.
result Sharper bound of \(H + 1/2\) for linear models.
An exclusion particle model is considered as a highly simplified model of a limit order market. Its price behavior reproduces the well known crossover from over-diffusion (Hurst exponent H>1/2) to diffusion (H=1/2) when the time horizon is increased, provided that orders are allowed to be canceled. For early times a ma…
Recently, Mike and Farmer have constructed a very powerful and realistic behavioral model to mimick the dynamic process of stock price formation based on the empirical regularities of order placement and cancelation in a purely order-driven market, which can successfully reproduce the whole distribution of returns, not…
A new option pricing model uses a time-varying Hurst exponent for more accurate financial predictions.
problem Inaccurate modeling of financial time series due to constant memory parameter limitations.
method Modeling price fluctuations with multifractional Brownian motion and deriving option pricing formula.
result Empirical performance shows the multifractional model fits market quotes better than standard models.
In recent years a new type of tradable assets appeared, generically known as cryptocurrencies. Among them, the most widespread is Bitcoin. Given its novelty, this paper investigates some statistical properties of the Bitcoin market. This study compares Bitcoin and standard currencies dynamics and focuses on the analysi…
We report an empirical study of the Ibovespa index of the Sao Paulo Stock Exchange in which we detect the existence of long-range correlations. To analyze our data we introduce a rescaled variant of the usual Detrended Fluctuation Analysis that allows us to obtain the Hurst exponent through a one-parameter fitting. We …