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48 results for daily stock returns

The paper finds the normal distribution unsuitable for modeling daily stock returns and suggests using the Laplace distribution instead.

problem The difficulty in modeling the distribution of daily stock returns, especially for extreme outliers.
method Investigation of daily stock returns of major indices using both normal and Laplace distributions.
result The normal distribution is not a good model for stock returns, even over long periods of data.

This paper finds that realized kurtosis predicts stock variance better than realized skewness for daily returns.

problem The explanatory power of realized skewness for daily stock returns is limited.
method An extensive empirical analysis of realized skewness and realized kurtosis on daily stock returns and variance.
result Realized kurtosis shows significant forecasting power for stock variance, while realized skewness is less effective for daily returns.

The κκ-generalised distribution fits daily stock returns well.

problem Stock returns are often heavy-tailed, not normally distributed.
method Used the κκ-generalised distribution with a Monte-Carlo goodness of fit test.
result The κκ-generalised distribution fits historic daily stock returns well for a significant proportion of analyzed stocks.

Modified Jones-Faddy skew t-distribution captures asymmetry in stock returns.

problem Negative skew and positive mean in stock returns due to broken symmetry of stochastic volatility.
method Modified Jones-Faddy skew t-distribution applied to split gains and losses, using stochastic differential equations for stock returns and volatility.
result The modified distribution effectively captures the asymmetry in daily S&P500 returns, including its tails.

Study finds physical momentum portfolios in Indian stock market yield higher returns than benchmarks.

problem Determining abnormal returns for physical momentum portfolios in the Indian stock market.
method Constructed physical momentum portfolios for daily, weekly, monthly, and yearly timescales, evaluated historical returns and risk profiles.
result Daily time scale physical momentum portfolios showed the strongest reversal with a 16-fold profit.

Study finds biotech stocks perform better on Wednesdays and Thursdays.

problem Day-of-the-week effect on biotechnology stocks performance.
method Daily returns analysis using GARCH processes and asymmetric GARCH models.
result Biotechnology stocks have higher returns on Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays.

We study the statistics of record-breaking events in daily stock prices of 366 stocks from the Standard and Poors 500 stock index. Both the record events in the daily stock prices themselves and the records in the daily returns are discussed. In both cases we try to describe the record statistics of the stock data with…

2013-07-08abs ↗pdf ↗

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.

We select n stocks traded in the New York Stock Exchange and we form a statistical ensemble of daily stock returns for each of the k trading days of our database from the stock price time series. We analyze each ensemble of stock returns by extracting its first four central moments. We observe that these moments are fl…

1999-09-21abs ↗pdf ↗

Study compares cryptocurrency and stock markets using statistical equilibrium models.

problem Comparing the stochastic structure of cryptocurrency and stock markets.
method Applied QRSE model to analyze daily returns of cryptocurrencies and S&P 500 companies.
result Revealed differences in informational efficiency between cryptocurrency and stock markets.

Study on non-stationary stock returns copulas, comparing models.

problem Capturing statistical dependencies in non-stationary financial data.
method Estimation and modeling of empirical copulas from non-stationary and locally normalized daily stock returns.
result K-copula best captures non-stationarity, skewed Student's t-copula best asymmetry.

In terms of the stock exchange returns, we compute the analytic expression of the probability distributions F{DAX,+} and F{DAX,-} of the normalized positive and negative DAX (Germany) index daily returns r(t). Furthermore, we define the alpha re-scaled DAX daily index positive returns r(t)^alpha and negative returns (-…

2010-04-07abs ↗pdf ↗

EXAMM evolves RNNs for stock return prediction and portfolio trading.

problem Predicting stock returns for optimal portfolio trading.
method Evolutionary Neural Architecture Search (EXAMM) for evolving RNNs.
result Evolving RNNs outperform traditional benchmarks in stock trading.

Analyzes multi-day stock returns, showing linear volatility and mean dependence.

problem Linear dependence of volatility and mean in accumulated stock returns.
method Modified Jones-Faddy skew t-distribution analysis.
result Linear dependence of volatility and mean on the number of days of accumulation.

Regression Trees analyze stock returns, revealing market excess return as the most informative factor.

problem Understanding informational content of three factors in stock returns.
method Joint regression tree analysis of daily stock return data for 5 major US corporations.
result The market excess return factor is always the most informative in all cases (solo and joint).

Price fluctuations of commodities like cotton and wheat are thought to display probability distributions of returns that follow a Lévy stable distribution. Recent analysis of stocks and foreign exchange markets show that the probability distributions are not Lévy stable, a plausible result since commodity markets have …

2002-02-02abs ↗pdf ↗

The paper predicts TSE stocks using social media sentiment and volume.

problem Predicting Tehran Stock Exchange (TSE) variables using social media data.
method Hybrid sentiment analysis combining lexicon-based and learning-based methods; built a sentiment lexicon for Persian language.
result Sentiment and volume of online comments are useful for predicting TSE stocks.

Bayesian model predicts stock jumps from daily returns data.

problem Disentangling volatility and jumps in daily stock returns.
method Bayesian framework for stochastic volatility with Poisson jumps, extended to large panels using dynamic factor models.
result Joint modelling of jumps improves predictive ability of stochastic volatility models.

AI predicts stock winners with 2.43 Sharpe ratio, but returns are highly concentrated.

problem Predicting stock returns with AI, focusing on identifying top winners.
method Deployed a state-of-the-art LLM to autonomously search the web for stock attractiveness, avoiding look-ahead bias.
result AI can generate alpha by identifying top winners, but returns are highly concentrated.

In this report, we talked about a new quantitative strategy for choosing the optimal(s) stock(s) to trade. The basic notions are generally very known by the financial community. The key here is to understand 1) the standard score applied to a sample and 2) the correlation factor applied to different time series in real…

2012-12-30abs ↗pdf ↗

Transformer pre-training improves stock return prediction accuracy.

problem Improving stock price prediction accuracy for better investment decisions.
method Pre-trained transformer models on TSX index, fine-tuned for individual stocks, compared to LSTM and XGBoost.
result Transformer model achieved lower mean squared error than benchmarks.

Using a large set of daily US and Japanese stock returns, we test in detail the relevance of Student models, and of more general elliptical models, for describing the joint distribution of returns. We find that while Student copulas provide a good approximation for strongly correlated pairs of stocks, systematic discre…

2010-09-06abs ↗pdf ↗

A classic problem in physics is the origin of fat tailed distributions generated by complex systems. We study the distributions of stock returns measured over different time lags τ.τ. We find that destroying all correlations without changing the τ=1τ= 1 d distribution, by shuffling the order of the daily returns, causes…

2001-12-28abs ↗pdf ↗

The paper examines anomalies in Chinese stock markets and shows how short sale constraints affect investor behavior and return skewness.

problem Statistical anomalies in Chinese stock market returns, including positive skewness and asymmetry.
method Daily firm-level stock return data analysis, panel analysis of short sale constraints, and empirical verification of anomalies.
result Lifting short sale constraints reduces positive skewness, anti-leverage effect, and reverse volatility asymmetry.

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.

We study the price dynamics of stocks traded in a financial market by considering the statistical properties both of a single time series and of an ensemble of stocks traded simultaneously. We use the nn stocks traded in the New York Stock Exchange to form a statistical ensemble of daily stock returns. For each tradin…

2000-06-05abs ↗pdf ↗

Using a time-varying approach, this paper examines the dynamics of volatility in the REIT sector. The results highlight the attractiveness and suitability of using GARCH based approaches in the modeling of daily REIT volatility. The paper examines the influencing factors on REIT volatility, documenting the return and v…

2011-03-28abs ↗pdf ↗

A universal LSTM model outperforms asset-specific models in forecasting stock volatilities.

problem Forecasting stock volatilities across different assets.
method Trained an LSTM network on a pooled dataset of liquid stocks to forecast daily realized volatilities.
result The LSTM model consistently outperforms other asset-specific parametric models in volatility forecasting.

A model explains stock returns and volatility using multifractal and rough components.

problem Reconciling multifractal stock returns and rough index volatilities.
method Nested factor model with multifractal and rough volatility components.
result The model explains stock index Hurst exponents larger than individual stock exponents.