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48 results for contrarian trading

Market makers face a trade-off between fill probability and post-fill returns, requiring contrarian strategies.

problem Navigating the trade-off between fill probability and post-fill returns in market making.
method Analysis of live trading data from Binance Bitcoin perpetual.
result A negative correlation between maker fill likelihood and post-fill returns, necessitating contrarian strategies.

This paper reexamines the profitability of loser, winner and contrarian portfolios in the Chinese stock market using monthly data of all stocks traded on the Shanghai Stock Exchange and Shenzhen Stock Exchange covering the period from January 1997 to December 2012. We find evidence of short-term and long-term contraria…

2015-05-02abs ↗pdf ↗

Improved financial performance through better regime prediction.

problem Predicting financial market regimes for profitable trading.
method A novel method combining contrarian trading and frequent short positions.
result Significant performance improvements over four years across three asset classes.

This paper concentrates on the time series momentum or contrarian effects in the Chinese stock market. We evaluate the performance of the time series momentum strategy applied to major stock indices in mainland China and explore the relation between the performance of time series momentum strategies and some firm-speci…

2017-02-07abs ↗pdf ↗

Robinhood users react strongly to overnight price changes and big losers, trading quickly after extreme losses.

problem Understanding trading behavior of Robinhood users, especially in high-frequency trading scenarios.
method Analyzed intraday and overnight price changes, focusing on big losers and gainers.
result Robinhood users react more to overnight price changes and big losers, trading quickly after extreme losses.

We introduce a simple extension of the minority game in which the market rewards contrarian (resp. trend-following) strategies when it is far from (resp. close to) efficiency. The model displays a smooth crossover from a regime where contrarians dominate to one where trend-followers dominate. In the intermediate phase,…

2004-03-26abs ↗pdf ↗

The study analyzes trading imbalances from SEC Form 13F-HR filings to identify profitable trading opportunities.

problem Identifying profitable trading opportunities based on SEC Form 13F-HR filings.
method Statistical analysis of holdings variations and imbalances between consecutive reporting periods.
result A profitable trading strategy can be implemented by betting against the sign of imbalances with a 1-2 month time horizon.

We study the profitability of optimal mean reversion trading strategies in the US equity market. Different from regular pair trading practice, we apply maximum likelihood method to construct the optimal static pairs trading portfolio that best fits the Ornstein-Uhlenbeck process, and rigorously estimate the parameters.…

2016-02-18abs ↗pdf ↗

The influence of Commodity Trading Advisors (CTA) on the price process is explored with the help of a simple model. CTA managers are taken to be Kelly optimisers, which invest a fixed proportion of their assets in the risky asset and the remainder in a riskless asset. This requires regular adjustment of the portfolio w…

2016-10-31abs ↗pdf ↗

In this short paper we define the wealth process in a spin model for market microstructure, for individual agents and in aggregate. The agents in our model try to balance their desire to belong to the local majority (herding behavior), defined over random network neighborhoods, and the occasional advantage of belonging…

2005-02-07abs ↗pdf ↗

This paper extends a Kyle model to include price-responsive traders, revealing new dynamics and equilibria.

problem Real-world market dynamics involve price-responsive traders, affecting market equilibrium and insider profits.
method Developed a continuous-time Kyle model with two types of price-responsive traders (momentum and contrarian), leading to a forward-backward Riccati system for equilibrium.
result The model shows that feedback effects can lead to multiple equilibria and amplify price informativeness.

Covid lockdown increased interest in Italian stock market, leading to new investors.

problem Impact of Covid lockdown on Italian stock market investors.
method Analysis of trading activity and investor demographics before and during lockdown.
result New investors during lockdown were more skilled traders than pre-lockdown investors.

Imitative and contrarian behaviors are the two typical opposite attitudes of investors in stock markets. We introduce a simple model to investigate their interplay in a stock market where agents can take only two states, bullish or bearish. Each bullish (bearish) agent polls m "friends'' and changes her opinion to bear…

2001-09-21abs ↗pdf ↗

We propose a three-state microscopic opinion formation model for the purpose of simulating the dynamics of financial markets. In order to mimic the heterogeneous composition of the mass of investors in a market, the agent-based model considers two different types of traders: noise traders and contrarians. Agents are re…

2019-05-10abs ↗pdf ↗

Study finds key investing characteristics for success in equity markets.

problem Understanding what traits lead to financial success in equity markets.
method Exploratory factor analysis and multiple linear regression on 403 respondents' data.
result Investing characteristics significantly impact individual investors' excess return.

In this paper, we use a database of around 400,000 metaorders issued by investors and electronically traded on European markets in 2010 in order to study market impact at different scales. At the intraday scale we confirm a square root temporary impact in the daily participation, and we shed light on a duration factor …

2014-11-30abs ↗pdf ↗

In our empirical study, we examine the price of liquid stocks after experiencing a large intraday price change using data from the NYSE and the NASDAQ. We find significant reversal for both intraday price decreases and increases. The results are stable against varying parameters. While on the NYSE the large widening of…

2004-06-28abs ↗pdf ↗

The paper optimizes regret using covariance between costs and decisions.

problem Optimizing expected regret in decision-making problems.
method Developed derivative theory of covariance regret functional, derived Gâteaux derivative, and extended to constrained optimization.
result Gradient of covariance regret is the cost covariance matrix, with implications for portfolio optimization.

Study reveals how investor flows impact stock prices, especially during herding episodes.

problem Understanding how information transmits through prices and why it breaks down.
method Combining regularized deconvolution with Hawkes process analysis.
result Institutional price impact deteriorates sharply during herding episodes in small-cap stocks, while large-cap stocks maintain resilience.

In this article we discuss the distribution of asset price movements by the market potential function. From the principle of free energy minimization we analyze two different kinds of market potentials. We obtain a U-shaped potential when market reversion (i.e. contrarian investors) is dominant. On the other hand, if t…

2014-03-13abs ↗pdf ↗

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…

2014-03-31abs ↗pdf ↗

In this paper, we argue that, once the costs of maintaining the hedging portfolio are properly taken into account, semi-static portfolios should more properly be thought of as separate classes of derivatives, with non-trivial, model-dependent payoff structures. We derive new integral representations for payoffs of exot…

2019-02-07abs ↗pdf ↗

LLMs show biases in investment analysis, leading to unreliable recommendations.

problem LLMs face conflicts between pre-trained knowledge and real-time market data, leading to biases in investment analysis.
method Experimental framework to investigate emergent behaviors in LLMs, analyzing sector, size, and momentum biases.
result Distinct, model-specific biases observed, including a tendency to prefer technology stocks, large-cap stocks, and contrarian strategies.

Paper proposes novel hedging strategies using LSTM models for diversified investment portfolios.

problem Hedging risky asset portfolios in turbulent financial markets.
method Four diverse models (LSTM, ARIMA-GARCH, momentum, contrarian) generate price forecasts for diversified AIS.
result LSTM-based strategies outperform other models, with Bitcoin being the best diversifier for S&P 500 index.

This paper examines how regional trade agreements affect global trade relationships.

problem The relationship between regional trade agreements and global trade purity.
method Defined and decomposed synthesized trade resistance, separated natural and artificial factors, used expectation maximization algorithm to optimize parameters, and quantified trade purity indicator.
result Regional trade agreements contribute to the relative prosperity of EU and NAFTA countries, but weaken the role of trade unions and accelerate multilateral trade liberalization.

Paper predicts international trade flows using machine learning and factorization models.

problem Predicting international bilateral trade flows with PTAs.
method Two-stage approach combining SHAP Explainer and Factorization Machine models.
result Enhanced predictive accuracy and deeper insights into trade dynamics.

Model predicts trading strategies based on latent demand and price impact.

problem Predicting strategic trading behavior of investors with private targets.
method Equilibrium model of dynamic trading, learning, and pricing by strategic investors.
result Trading strategies are a combination of target following, liquidity provision, and front-running based on latent demand and price pressure.

A dynamic herding model with interactions of trading volumes is introduced. At time tt, an agent trades with a probability, which depends on the ratio of the total trading volume at time t1t-1 to its own trading volume at its last trade. The price return is determined by the volume imbalance and number of trades. The …

2008-03-06abs ↗pdf ↗

This paper conducts an empirically study on the trade package composed of a sequence of consecutive purchases or sales of 23 stocks in Chinese stock market. We investigate the probability distributions of the execution time, the number of trades and the total trading volume of trade packages, and analyze the possible s…

2011-03-08abs ↗pdf ↗