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48 results for long-short trading

WaveLSFormer learns profitable trading policies from financial time series data.

problem Challenges in learning profitable intraday trading policies from financial time series data.
method WaveLSFormer uses a learnable wavelet-based long-short Transformer to jointly perform multi-scale decomposition and return-oriented decision learning.
result WaveLSFormer consistently outperforms MLP, LSTM, and Transformer backbones in trading performance.

Deep reinforcement learning improves trading performance in financial markets.

problem Improving trading performance in financial markets.
method Deep Q-network (DQN) for designing long-short trading strategies.
result Trained reinforcement learning agent outperformed an index benchmark in trading E-mini S&P 500 futures contracts.

Study uses LSTM models to detect Wyckoff patterns in currency trading.

problem Understanding market dynamics and identifying trading opportunities.
method Dissecting Wyckoff Phases, using CNNs for spatial data and LSTM for temporal data.
result Deep learning models enhance pattern recognition in financial markets.

We study the optimal timing strategies for trading a mean-reverting price process with afinite deadline to enter and a separate finite deadline to exit the market. The price process is modeled by a diffusion with an affine drift that encapsulates a number of well-known models,including the Ornstein-Uhlenbeck (OU) model…

2017-07-11abs ↗pdf ↗

Paper optimizes stock option forecasting using ML models and improved trading strategies.

problem Improving accuracy of stock option predictions and trading decisions.
method Application of Recurrent Neural Networks (RNN), Long Short-Term Memory (LSTM), and Quasi-Reversibility Method (QRM).
result Optimized stock option investment results through improved trading strategies and model combination.

Machine learning models outperform traditional technical analysis in Bitcoin trading.

problem Maximizing profits in the Bitcoin market using trading signals.
method Comparison of machine learning models (LightGBM, LSTM) and technical analysis strategies (EMA, MACD+ADX).
result LSTM model achieved a 65.23% cumulative return over a year, significantly outperforming other strategies.

Financial trading is at the forefront of time-series analysis, and has grown hand-in-hand with it. The advent of electronic trading has allowed complex machine learning solutions to enter the field of financial trading. Financial markets have both long term and short term signals and thus a good predictive model in fin…

2018-09-05abs ↗pdf ↗

This paper uses DRL for long-short portfolio optimization, improving risk-adjusted returns.

problem Traditional portfolio optimization limits diversification by excluding short-selling.
method Developed a DRL framework with a short-selling mechanism for continuous trading.
result DRL model with short-selling achieves superior risk-adjusted returns.

Enhanced Momentum Transformer outperforms traditional trading strategies.

problem Improving trading performance in equities with evolving market conditions.
method Building a Momentum Transformer using an attention mechanism combined with LSTM, capturing long-term dependencies and transaction costs.
result Average returns of 4.14% and Sharpe ratio of 1.12, similar to original results but with higher volatility.

Proposes LSR-IGRU for improved stock trend prediction.

problem Challenges in stock price prediction due to complex relationships and nonlinear dynamics.
method Long short-term relationships matrix and improved GRU input for better temporal and relationship integration.
result Significantly improved accuracy in predicting stock trend changes.

We present a generalization of the Simultaneous Long-Short (SLS) trading strategy described in recent control literature wherein we allow for different parameters across the short and long sides of the controller; we refer to this new strategy as Generalized SLS (GSLS). Furthermore, we investigate the conditions under …

2018-06-14abs ↗pdf ↗

Optimal trading strategy for multiple futures contracts with stochastic bases.

problem Dynamic trading of multiple futures contracts with different underlying assets.
method Proposed a multi-dimensional scaled Brownian bridge model to capture joint dynamics, leading to semi-explicit solutions of HJB equations.
result Derived optimal long-short trading strategy that considers contango and backwardation.

This paper extends SLS controllers to two stocks, proving the RPE property with cross-coupling.

problem Extending SLS controllers to two stocks without exploiting correlations.
method Developed a novel architecture for cross-coupling two SLS controllers, derived a closed-form expected value, and proved the RPE property.
result Guaranteed RPE property with cross-coupling for a large class of stock dynamics.

Study improves cryptocurrency price prediction using deep learning with trading and social media indicators.

problem Predicting price movements of cryptocurrencies using deep learning.
method Used deep learning algorithms (MLP, CNN, LSTM, ALSTM) on hourly and daily data of Bitcoin and Ethereum.
result Unrestricted model with trading and social media indicators outperforms restricted model.

Model A outperforms passive investment in stock index prediction with less exposure.

problem Predicting short-term stock index movements with high accuracy.
method Dynamic Deep Neural Networks (DNN) for trading decisions.
result Model A outperforms passive investment and conventional ML methods.

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.

Intelligent Momentum Transformer outperforms traditional trading strategies.

problem Improving time-series momentum and mean-reversion trading strategies.
method Attention-based deep-learning architecture (Momentum Transformer) combining attention and LSTM.
result Momentum Transformer outperforms benchmarks and adapts to new market regimes.

Improved stock trading model using sentiment analysis and machine learning.

problem Enhancing reinforcement learning models for high-frequency stock trading.
method Combining deep Q network with ARBR sentiment indicator, applying PCA and LSTM, incorporating market sentiment.
result Significantly improved performance in stock trading, achieving a maximum annualized rate of return of 54.5%.

Enhanced options trading strategies using advanced portfolio optimization.

problem Generating consistent positive returns in high-frequency options trading.
method Advanced portfolio optimization techniques applied to SPY options data.
result Sophisticated strategies incorporating advanced Greeks show potential in high-frequency trading.

We consider the problem of optimal investment in a market with two cointegrated stocks and an agent with CRRA utility. We extend the findings of Liu and Timmermann [The Review of Financial Studies, 26(4):1048-1086, 2013] by paying special attention to when/if the associated stochastic control problem is well-posed and …

2016-08-29abs ↗pdf ↗

Study improves stock price prediction using advanced ML models.

problem Improving financial forecasting accuracy in stock markets.
method Evaluation of RNN architectures including LSTM, GRU, and attention-based models.
result Attention-based models outperform others in capturing complex dependencies.

NeuroMemFPP uses LSTM to estimate FPP parameters with high accuracy.

problem Estimating parameters of fractional Poisson process with memory and long-range dependence.
method Recurrent Neural Network (RNN), specifically Long Short-Term Memory (LSTM), for parameter estimation.
result The LSTM-based approach reduces MSE by about 55.3% compared to traditional MOM method.

Paper combines LSTM and Random Forest for better stock market predictions.

problem Improving stock market trading predictions by integrating technical and fundamental data.
method Integrates LSTM networks with Random Forest algorithms using financial and microeconomic data.
result Hybrid approach outperforms traditional methods combining both technical and fundamental variables.

New activation function BrownianReLU improves LSTM network performance on financial time series.

problem Gradient instability in noisy financial time series data.
method Introduces BrownianReLU, a stochastic activation function based on Brownian motion.
result Significantly improved predictive accuracy and generalization on financial datasets.

QLSTM outperforms LSTM in predicting KSE 100 index movements.

problem Predicting stock market movement in uncertain economic conditions.
method Used LSTM and QLSTM models on monthly data of economic indicators.
result QLSTM provided more accurate predictions of KSE 100 index values.

In this work we investigate approaches to reconstruct generator models from measurements available at the generator terminal bus using machine learning (ML) techniques. The goal is to develop an emulator which is trained online and is capable of fast predictive computations. The training is illustrated on synthetic dat…

2019-01-03abs ↗pdf ↗

Study predicts global trade impacts using deep learning during the COVID-19 period.

problem Forecasting global trade impacts during the COVID-19 pandemic.
method Developed a sustainable prediction process using Long-Short Term Memory (LSTM) deep learning model.
result Accurately predicted daily imports and exports for the next 180 days during the pandemic.

This paper addresses practical challenges in portfolio optimisation for automated trading.

problem Implementing optimal portfolio weights into real trades with transaction costs and lot sizes.
method Two-stage framework: optimises portfolio weights first, then generates realistic trades.
result The two-stage approach effectively converts optimal portfolios into actionable trades, mitigating practical difficulties.

A fractal approach to the long-short portfolio optimization is proposed. The algorithmic system based on the composition of market-neutral spreads into a single entity was considered. The core of the optimization scheme is a fractal walk model of returns, optimizing a risk aversion according to the investment horizon. …

2016-12-09abs ↗pdf ↗