The study evaluates financial risk using copulas and statistical tests.
problem Validating bivariate forecasts in risk evaluation.
method Using copulas to characterize dependencies, applying statistical tests to validate forecasts, removing heteroskedasticity.
result A Student copula accurately describes financial time series dependencies.
New framework ensures valid uncertainty estimates for any data stream changes.
problem Challenges of distribution shifts and adversarial actors in real-world data streams.
method Leveraging Blackwell approachability from game theory, the framework guarantees calibrated uncertainties for any compact space.
result Improves calibration and decision-making for energy systems.
A new framework for time series forecasting that adapts to varying patterns.
problem Forecasting multivariate time series with predictive heterogeneity.
method Validation-driven clustering framework that applies specialization based on out-of-sample predictive performance.
result Improves robustness to heavy-tailed errors and local anomalies.
A new model validation framework for agentic AI systems based on POMDPs.
problem Model validation of agentic AI systems.
method A POMDP-based framework for belief-state, forecast, and policy validation.
result The framework decomposes autonomous decision making into information, beliefs, forecasts, actions, and utility.
Paper compares two forecasters using novel online inference methods.
problem How to compare forecasters without distributional assumptions.
method Confidence sequences and game-theoretic statistical framework for sequential testing.
result Valid methods for comparing forecasters without distributional assumptions.
The paper uses machine learning to forecast macroeconomic outcomes with high-dimensional data.
problem Forecasting the full conditional distribution of macroeconomic outcomes.
method Systematically integrating three key principles: high-dimensional data with regularization, rigorous out-of-sample validation, and incorporating nonlinearities.
result Regularization via shrinkage is essential to control model complexity, while nonlinearities yield limited improvements in predictive accuracy.
This review explores probabilistic forecasting methods in evolving energy markets.
problem Volatility and uncertainty in renewable energy markets require probabilistic forecasting for risk assessment.
method Traces evolution from Bayesian and distribution-based approaches to conformal prediction.
result Probabilistic forecasting offers a more comprehensive approach to risk assessment and market participation.
Optimal model selection for forecasting large collections of short time series using latent space.
problem Challenges in choosing among multiple forecasting methods for large, high-dimensional time series with limited data.
method Combining low-rank temporal matrix factorization with optimal model selection using cross-validation.
result Forecasting latent factors leads to significant performance gains compared to direct uni-variate model application.
Machine Learning improves macroeconomic forecasting by capturing nonlinearities.
problem Improving macroeconomic forecasting accuracy.
method Study four features (nonlinearities, regularization, cross-validation, loss function) in data-rich and data-poor environments.
result Nonlinearity is the key to improving forecasting accuracy.
Surveying machine learning methods for economic forecasting.
problem Improving accuracy of economic forecasts using machine learning.
method Nowcasting, textual data, panel and tensor data, high-dimensional Granger causality tests, time series cross-validation, classification with economic losses.
result Recent advances in machine learning methods enhance economic forecasting accuracy.
Study evaluates various regularization methods for electricity price forecasting.
problem Improving accuracy of electricity price predictions.
method Applied ten different penalty functions to two model structures in two electricity markets.
result LQ and elastic net consistently produce more accurate forecasts than other regularization types.
Solar forecasting accuracy is affected by weather conditions, and weather awareness forecasting models are expected to improve the performance. However, it may not be available and reliable to classify different forecasting tasks by using only meteorological weather categorization. In this paper, an unsupervised cluste…
Deep learning methods improve time series forecasting by optimizing lag selection.
problem Optimizing the number of lags for accurate univariate time series forecasting.
method Empirical analysis of deep learning methods trained on multiple time series datasets.
result Excessively small or large lag sizes negatively impact forecasting performance.
Sales forecasting plays a prominent role in business planning and business strategy. The value and importance of advance information is a cornerstone of planning activity, and a well-set forecast goal can guide sale-force more efficiently. In this paper CPU sales forecasting of Intel Corporation, a multinational semico…
Unified framework for integrating linear constraints in time series forecasting.
problem Challenges in traditional time series forecasting algorithms.
method Unified framework combining linear constraints in time series forecasting.
result Exact minimizer of the constrained empirical risk can be computed efficiently using linear algebra.
Bayesian framework forecasts financial tail risks using realized volatility and nonlinear thresholds.
problem Forecasting financial tail risks using realized volatility and nonlinear thresholds.
method Bayesian Markov Chain Monte Carlo method for model estimation; nonlinear threshold regression specification.
result The proposed framework produces competitive tail risk forecasts compared to GARCH and Realized-GARCH models.
Paper develops deep models for forecasting intermittent demand.
problem Forecasting intermittent demand with sporadic occurrences.
method Uses deep neural networks to model conditional interdemand time and size distributions.
result Empirical validation of deep models for intermittent demand forecasting.
Paper proposes a method for predicting any quantile of short-term electricity demand.
problem Uncertainty in power systems due to multiple factors.
method Proposes a novel general approach for distributional forecasting of short-term electricity demand.
result Demonstrates state-of-the-art distributional forecasting results for short-term electricity demand.
This paper employs machine learning algorithms to forecast German electricity spot market prices. The forecasts utilize in particular bid and ask order book data from the spot market but also fundamental market data like renewable infeed and expected demand. Appropriate feature extraction for the order book data is dev…
Deep learning models predict call center volumes with seasonal patterns.
problem Forecasting call center volumes with complex seasonal behavior.
method Investigated recurrent neural networks (RNNs) including Elman, LSTM, and GRU models.
result Optimal RNN configurations outperform other forecasting techniques.
CNN improves stock price prediction accuracy.
problem Predicting future stock price movements.
method Hybrid approach combining machine learning and CNN.
result CNN-based model outperforms other models.
New method forecasts systemic risk with improved precision.
problem Improving the estimation of systemic risk measures.
method De-volatilizing observations and using extreme value theory for forecasting.
result Valid MES forecasts with good coverage in simulations and empirical applications.
Combines spline interpolation and ARIMA for stock market forecasting.
problem Limited predictive performance of ARIMA in noisy data.
method Integrates cubic spline interpolation and ARIMA for time series forecasting.
result Demonstrates guidance for short-term stock market forecasting.
The paper validates statistical models for groundwater data.
problem Validating statistical models for groundwater data.
method Traditional time-series models and modern neural networks.
result Validation techniques ensure lower computational cost and robust predictions.
Proposes a neural network for accurate and reconciled hierarchical time series forecasting.
problem Forecasting and reconciling hierarchical time series data.
method Uses a deep neural network to directly produce accurate and reconciled forecasts, minimizing a customized loss function at training time.
result Our approach outperforms state-of-the-art competitors in hierarchical forecasting on real-world datasets.
Unified review of Conformal Prediction theory and applications.
problem Distribution-free, non-parametric forecasting method for valid prediction sets.
method Minimal assumptions, straightforward predictions sets valid in finite sample cases.
result Unified review of Conformal Prediction theory and applications.
DMIDAS improves long-term forecasting accuracy in healthcare and electricity data.
problem Challenging long-term forecasting accuracy and computational complexity.
method Smoothness regularization and mixed data sampling techniques integrated into NBEATS architecture.
result Improves prediction accuracy by 5% on long forecasting horizons (1000 timestamps) compared to state-of-the-art models.
The paper proposes blending gradient boosted trees and neural networks for hierarchical time series forecasting.
problem Point and probabilistic forecasting of hierarchical time series.
method A blending methodology of gradient boosted trees and neural networks, with feature engineering and diverse model selection.
result Ranked within the gold medal range in both Accuracy and Uncertainty tracks of the M5 Competition.
Deep learning models outperform classical methods in forecasting company fundamentals.
problem Forecasting company fundamentals for investment and econometrics.
method Compared 24 deterministic and probabilistic models on real company data.
result Deep learning models provide superior forecasting performance, especially in uncertainty estimation.
Develops a method to continuously audit black-box conditional quantile forecasts.
problem Continuous monitoring of black-box forecasts under changing data streams and regimes.
method Distribution-free and game-theoretic testing framework for non-i.i.d. losses.
result Derives finite-time detection guarantees for miscalibrated forecasts based on features.
A new LSTM architecture improves time series forecasting efficiency.
problem Efficiency and accuracy in time series forecasting using linear models.
method Attention-free LSTM architecture for time series prediction.
result Improved prediction capacity and efficiency compared to LSTM.
We investigate the forecasting ability of the most commonly used benchmarks in financial economics. We approach the usual caveats of probabilistic forecasts studies -small samples, limited models and non-holistic validations- by performing a comprehensive comparison of 15 predictive schemes during a time period of over…
We detect lookahead bias in LLM forecasts using a novel statistical method.
problem Detecting lookahead bias in LLM-generated economic forecasts.
method Developed a statistical procedure using date-only recall queries and estimated Lookahead Propensity (LAP).
result LLM forecasts are contaminated with lookahead bias, as indicated by a positive interaction between LAP and the forecast in accuracy regressions.
Paper optimizes demand aggregation for low-level electricity markets.
problem Accurate short-term load forecasting at low aggregation levels for market participants.
method Probabilistic portfolio optimization of residential households' demand using ARMA-GARCH models or KDE forecasts.
result Seasonal Residual approach outperforms others in accuracy and efficiency.
HaKAN uses Hahn-KAN blocks to forecast multivariate time series.
problem Long-term time series forecasting challenges with high complexity and spectral bias.
method HaKAN integrates channel independence, patching, and a stack of Hahn-KAN blocks with residual connections. It uses Hahn polynomial-based learnable activation functions.
result HaKAN consistently outperforms state-of-the-art methods on various forecasting benchmarks.
ForecastGAN improves multi-horizon time series forecasting by integrating numerical and categorical features.
problem Limited performance of existing approaches in short-term and long-term forecasting.
method Decomposition, model selection, adversarial training.
result ForecastGAN consistently outperforms state-of-the-art transformer models for short-term forecasting.
New method forecasts multilinear data using tensor autoregression.
problem Forecasting 2D data in big data.
method L-Transform Tensor autoregressive (L-TAR) method.
result Statistical independence achieved through invertible discrete linear transforms.
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.
LSTMs improve bond yield forecasting with unique signals.
problem Improving bond yield forecasting accuracy.
method Long short-term memory (LSTM) networks with sequence-to-sequence architectures and LSTM-LagLasso methodology.
result Univariate LSTM models with additional memory can achieve similar results as multivariate MLP models using exogenous information.
Quantitative model predicts Sri Lankan stock market using NLP, clustering, and time-series forecasting.
problem Predicting economic regimes and market signals in Sri Lankan stock indices.
method Integrates NLP, clustering, and time-series forecasting; uses FinBERT for sentiment analysis, UMAP/HDBSCAN for clustering, and GRU/LSTM for forecasting.
result GRU model achieves 80.1% R-squared for daily closing price forecasts.
A two-variable model is developed to forecast the probability of recession in the U.S. economy. Like many others, the model uses data a year or more old to explain movements of a dichotomous dependent variable for recession. The innovation of the present effort is the introduction of a confidence variable, which appear…
Enhanced LSTM predicts equity trends, outperforming traditional methods.
problem Nonstationary and nonlinear market regimes challenge trend forecasting.
method LSTM-based framework for forecasting equity trend differences.
result LSTM framework outperforms traditional methods in terms of overall PNL.
Point forecasting of univariate time series is a challenging problem with extensive work having been conducted. However, nonparametric probabilistic forecasting of time series, such as in the form of quantiles or prediction intervals is an even more challenging problem. In an effort to expand the possible forecasting p…
We determine the number of statistically significant factors in a forecast model using a random matrices test. The applied forecast model is of the type of Reduced Rank Regression (RRR), in particular, we chose a flavor which can be seen as the Canonical Correlation Analysis (CCA). As empirical data, we use cryptocurre…
Study validates method using taxi GPS data to monitor network performance.
problem Monitoring transportation network performance with limited data.
method Multi-agent inverse optimization method using taxi GPS probe data.
result Forecasted travel times correlate with observed travel times (0.23-0.56).
ProbRes calibrates probabilistic forecasts by learning volatility dynamics.
problem Quantifying risk and uncertainty in time series forecasting.
method ProbRes learns conditional mean and volatility separately, generating well-calibrated prediction intervals.
result ProbRes accurately captures predictive distributions and produces well-calibrated prediction intervals.
Short-term load forecasting (STLF) is essential for the reliable and economic operation of power systems. Though many STLF methods were proposed over the past decades, most of them focused on loads at high aggregation levels only. Thus, low-aggregation load forecast still requires further research and development. Comp…
Forecasting US stock market indices during COVID-19 using machine learning models.
problem Predicting stock market behavior during the pandemic.
method Used Random Forest and LSTM models on historical stock prices.
result Improved accuracy in forecasting stock market returns.