Study sets a nontrivial upper limit on return forecasting accuracy.
problem Establishing a practical upper limit for return forecasting accuracy.
method Defined a coin-flip oracle model to theoretically outperform practical models and used its RextOOS2 as an upper bound. result Theoretical upper bound on RextOOS2 is a quadratic function of directional accuracy. The study forecasts ETF return direction using machine learning models.
problem Predicting the direction of ETF returns for investment decisions.
method Applied regression and classification models to historical ETF component data.
result Models outperformed naive and buy & hold strategies, especially linear regression and logistic regression.
The paper introduces a machine learning method to forecast market direction using efficient frontier coefficients.
problem Improving asset return estimation for portfolio optimization.
method Monthly directional market forecast using an online decision tree trained on efficient frontier coefficients.
result The method outperforms baseline portfolios and other feature sets.
New measure corrects news bias in NLP stock return forecasting.
problem Improving stock return and volatility forecasting accuracy.
method Hype-Adjusted Probability Measure, sentiment score equation.
result Significantly improved forecast accuracy for U.S. semiconductor tickers.
Paper uses bipartite graph to forecast cross-market returns, revealing asymmetry.
problem Cross-market return predictability and asymmetry between U.S. and Chinese markets.
method Directed bipartite graph capturing time-ordered linkages, hypothesis testing for edge selection, regularized and ensemble machine learning models.
result U.S. returns predict Chinese intraday returns, but not vice versa, revealing asymmetry.
We present a simple approach to forecasting conditional probability distributions of asset returns. We work with a parsimonious specification of ordered binary choice regression that imposes a connection on sign predictability across different quantiles. The model forecasts the future conditional probability distributi…
The study uses LSTM and random forests to forecast stock price movements for intraday trading.
problem Forecasting directional movements of stock prices for intraday trading.
method Employed random forests and LSTM networks to analyze S&P 500 constituent stocks.
result Multi-feature setting provided higher daily returns (0.64% using LSTM, 0.54% using random forests) compared to single-feature setting.
This paper forecasts cryptocurrency log-returns using LASSO-VAR and sentiment analysis.
problem Forecasting log-returns of cryptocurrencies using social media sentiment.
method LASSO-VAR model combined with Twitter and Reddit sentiment data.
result The model predicts the correct direction of cryptocurrency returns more than 50% of the time.
XGBoost predicts NEPSE Index log returns with low error and high directional accuracy.
problem Forecasting daily log-returns in the NEPSE Index with high accuracy.
method XGBoost machine learning, feature engineering, hyperparameter optimization, walk-forward validation.
result Optimal XGBoost configuration achieves lowest log-return RMSE and MAE.
In this paper we use Gaussian Process (GP) regression to propose a novel approach for predicting volatility of financial returns by forecasting the envelopes of the time series. We provide a direct comparison of their performance to traditional approaches such as GARCH. We compare the forecasting power of three approac…
Study forecasts cryptocurrency returns using LOB data and Hawkes model.
problem Predicting cryptocurrency returns due to their chaotic nature.
method Hawkes model applied to LOB data with COE model.
result Outperforms benchmarks in cryptocurrency return sign forecasting.
CSHT predicts financial returns from news using a novel transformer model on a sphere.
problem Financial forecasting from news and sentiment.
method Granger-causal hypergraph structure, Riemannian geometry, causally masked Transformer attention.
result CSHT outperforms baselines in return prediction, regime classification, and asset ranking.
Optimizes LightGBM for stock market forecasting with novel feature engineering and transformation methods.
problem Accurately forecasting stock market fluctuations to mitigate risks.
method Feature engineering and transformation methods for LightGBM optimization.
result Log Returns, Returns and EMA Difference Ratio are the most effective target variable transformations.
EXFormer predicts foreign exchange returns with high accuracy using a multi-scale self-attention mechanism and dynamic variable selection.
problem Accurately forecasting daily exchange rate returns in international finance.
method EXFormer uses a multi-scale trend-aware self-attention mechanism with dynamic variable selection and embedded squeeze-and-excitation blocks.
result EXFormer outperforms other models in forecasting daily exchange rate returns, achieving statistically significant improvements in directional accuracy.
Any discussion on exchange rate movements and forecasting should include explanatory variables from both the current account and the capital account of the balance of payments. In this paper, we include such factors to forecast the value of the Indian rupee vis a vis the US Dollar. Further, factors reflecting political…
LLMs overestimate stock returns and are less accurate at predicting extreme outcomes.
problem Behavioral biases in LLMs' stock return forecasts.
method Comparison of LLM forecasts with crowd-sourced estimates and historical data.
result LLMs overestimate stock returns and are less accurate at predicting extreme outcomes.
Paper introduces MADL loss function for better AIS model optimization.
problem Optimizing machine learning models for AIS construction.
method Proposes Mean Absolute Directional Loss (MADL) function.
result MADL function improves hyperparameter selection and investment strategy efficiency.
The paper uses PCA and HMM to forecast stock returns outperforming buy-and-hold.
problem Predicting stock returns accurately.
method Applied PCA to covariance matrix of S&P 500 stocks, used HMM on principal components, and forecasted stock returns.
result The model outperforms buy-and-hold strategy in terms of annualized Sharpe ratio.
Bayesian model improves asset price forecasting using realized volatility.
problem Improving asset price forecasting accuracy.
method Integrates dynamic gamma process with DLMs for price and realized volatility.
result Significant improvements in asset price forecasting compared to standard models.
ChatGPT predicts stock market reactions from news headlines without financial training.
problem Predicting stock price movements using non-financial data.
method Used post-knowledge-cutoff headlines to train ChatGPT-4, which forecasts stock market reactions.
result ChatGPT-4 can predict stock market reactions with high accuracy, especially for small stocks and negative news.
Volatility forecasting and return prediction in high-frequency Chinese equity markets.
problem Improving statistical forecasting performance and economic strategy outcomes in equity markets.
method Developing a sequential two-stage framework combining realized volatility modeling and XGBoost return prediction.
result Regime-aware volatility forecasting outperforms baseline models.
Currency volatility shocks predict lower excess returns, and buying weak transmitters outperforms selling strong ones.
problem Predicting currency returns using volatility shocks.
method Constructed a dynamic, directed network of volatility connections using option-implied volatilities.
result Currencies that transmit more volatility shocks earn lower excess returns.
Forecast stock return distributions using neural networks.
problem Accurately modeling non-Gaussian stock return features.
method Two-stage quantile neural network with spline interpolation.
result Improved mean and variance forecasts compared to standard models.
DBNs improve VaR forecasting compared to traditional models, but SVaR forecasts are conservative.
problem Forecasting VaR and SVaR using dynamic Bayesian networks.
method DBN framework applied to S&P 500 index returns, comparing to autoregressive models and historical simulation.
result DBNs achieve comparable VaR forecasting accuracy to historical simulation models, but SVaR forecasts remain conservative.
Network analysis improves stock return forecasting.
problem Improving stock return forecasting using network properties.
method Network analysis of stock return correlations, using individual and global properties of stocks.
result 50% improvement in R2 score for long-term stock returns forecasting, 3% for short-term.
Motivated by the need for effectively summarising, modelling, and forecasting the distributional characteristics of intra-daily returns, as well as the recent work on forecasting histogram-valued time-series in the area of symbolic data analysis, we develop a time-series model for forecasting quantile-function-valued (…
A3T-GCN model forecasts FTSE100 stock prices using technical indicators and financial ratios.
problem Forecasting closing stock prices of FTSE100 constituents.
method Hybrid A3T-GCN architecture using technical indicators, financial ratios, and sector correlations.
result A3T-GCN model improves prediction accuracy with annualized log-returns and shorter sequence lengths.
Study forecasts stock returns on JSE using SGDLMs capturing cross-series dependencies.
problem Accurate forecasting of multivariate time series data.
method Simultaneous Graphical Dynamic Linear Models (SGDLMs) with customised DLMs and importance sampling/mean-field variational Bayes.
result SGDLMs accurately forecast stock data on JSE and respond to market changes.
This study improves tail risk forecasting by integrating overnight information into semi-parametric models.
problem Improving tail risk forecasting in financial markets.
method Proposes RES-CAViaR-oc models combining overnight return and realized volatility, using Bayesian estimation.
result Realized volatility and overnight return significantly improve tail risk forecasting.
A new method models financial returns by separating sign and magnitude, improving forecasting accuracy.
problem Capturing nonlinear predictability in financial return dynamics.
method Decomposes returns into sign and magnitude components, using a joint distribution model.
result Significantly outperforms traditional linear models in forecasting U.S. stock market returns.
New methods improve uncertainty in machine learning predictions for asset returns.
problem Uncertainty in machine learning predictions for asset returns.
method Developed new methods to construct forecast confidence intervals for expected returns from neural networks.
result Neural network forecasts of expected returns have the same asymptotic distribution as classic nonparametric methods, enabling standard error calculation.
Model predicts stock returns from order arrivals and cancellations.
problem Forecasting intraday stock returns using limit order book dynamics.
method Microscopic model based on operator algebra for order arrivals and cancellations, estimating arrival and cancellation rate distributions.
result The model explains 80% of returns in in-sample forecasts and 15% in out-of-sample forecasts.
Study finds sales forecasters overreact to extreme news.
problem Understanding how forecasters react to sales growth news.
method Proposes a framework with fat-tailed dynamics and linear forecasting rule.
result Forecasters overreact to significant sales growth news.
The study evaluates forecast risk-adjusted performance using various metrics.
problem Evaluating forecast reliability beyond accuracy.
method Risk-adjusted performance measures (Sharpe, Sortino, Omega ratios) and Edge Ratio.
result Machine learning models often offer attractive risk profiles but not necessarily higher reliability.
Deep neural networks forecast financial return distributions accurately.
problem Forecasting probability distributions of financial returns.
method Used 1D CNN and LSTM architectures with custom loss functions to optimize distribution parameters.
result LSTM with skewed Student's t distribution outperformed classical models in multiple evaluation metrics.
Long short-term memory network outperforms seasonal model in JSE Top 40 forecasting.
problem Comparing neural network performance to traditional models in financial forecasting.
method Used long short-term memory network for JSE Top 40 return data forecasting.
result Long short-term memory network outperforms seasonal model in forecasting.
This paper fine-tunes LLMs for stock return prediction using financial news.
problem Improving stock return forecasting accuracy using LLMs.
method Fine-tuning LLMs with text and forecasting modules, comparing encoder-only and decoder-only models, and integrating token-level representations.
result LLMs' aggregated token-level embeddings enhance return predictions for long-only and long-short portfolios.
Improved Markowitz method handles uncertainty in return forecasts.
problem Uncertainty in return statistics forecasts.
method Convex optimization with practical constraints.
result Handles uncertainty gracefully and efficiently.
We empirically test predictability on asset price by using stock selection rules based on maximum drawdown and its consecutive recovery. In various equity markets, monthly momentum- and weekly contrarian-style portfolios constructed from these alternative selection criteria are superior not only in forecasting directio…
This paper investigates how to measure common market risk factors using newly proposed Panel Quantile Regression Model for Returns. By exploring the fact that volatility crosses all quantiles of the return distribution and using penalized fixed effects estimator we are able to control for otherwise unobserved heterogen…
A new model forecasts Value-at-Risk using NIG distribution and dynamic scores.
problem Forecasting Value-at-Risk (VaR) in financial markets.
method Proposes a parametric forecasting model based on the normal inverse Gaussian distribution (NIG) incorporating intraday information.
result The model outperforms traditional GARCH models, especially in high-risk scenarios.
The paper explores how market-based returns depend on past trade values.
problem Improving accuracy in forecasting market-based average and volatility of returns.
method Derives the dependence of market-based volatility and higher statistical moments of returns on statistical moments and correlations of current and past trade values.
result Market-based statistical moments can be approximated by a finite number of moments, improving forecast reliability.
Novel framework uses causality for financial forecasting.
problem Balancing invariance and prediction accuracy in financial time series.
method Causality-inspired models for forecasting asset returns.
result Efficacy in stable and accurate predictions, especially in turbulent markets.
Machine learning models predict EUR/USD currency direction with 58.52% accuracy.
problem Predicting the directional movement of EUR/USD in the Foreign Exchange market.
method Comparative analysis of machine learning models, including decorrelated and non-decorrelated feature sets, and meta-estimators.
result 58.52% accuracy for one-day ahead forecasts.
Improved Hawkes model forecasts extreme financial returns more accurately.
problem Forecasting extreme tail events in financial log-returns.
method 2T-POT Hawkes model with multiple exceedance thresholds.
result 2T-POT Hawkes model outperforms GARCH-EVT model in risk forecasting.
This paper uses Gaussian processes to forecast short-term stock price volatility.
problem Inaccurate short-term volatility forecasts for high-frequency trades.
method Combines numerical and probabilistic models, specifically Gaussian Processes (GPs), to correct and forecast stock price data.
result Effective short-term volatility forecasts for high-frequency trades using Gaussian Processes.
Being able to predict the occurrence of extreme returns is important in financial risk management. Using the distribution of recurrence intervals---the waiting time between consecutive extremes---we show that these extreme returns are predictable on the short term. Examining a range of different types of returns and th…
Deep neural networks improve portfolio construction by jointly modeling returns and risks.
problem Traditional portfolio construction methods fail under time-varying market conditions.
method Jointly modeling dynamic expected returns and risk structures using deep neural networks.
result Deep forecasting model achieves competitive predictive accuracy and economically meaningful directional accuracy.