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48 results for short-term variance

A hybrid strategy forecasts short-term loads using Warm-start Gradient Tree Boosting.

problem Lack of effective short-term load forecasting methods.
method Hybrid strategy integrating four different inference models: tree-based ensemble method Warm-start Gradient Tree Boosting (WGTB).
result Demonstrates effectiveness of hybrid strategy on real datasets.

This paper improves investment strategies for markets with short-term risks and autocorrelations.

problem Investment strategies that work well in the long run can be risky in the short term.
method Develops robust portfolios that account for autocorrelations in market returns.
result Autocorrelations in market returns can be managed by adjusting the covariance matrix.

The paper identifies short-term and long-term time scales in stock markets with and without structural breaks.

problem Understanding the nature of stock markets at short-term and long-term time scales.
method Applied Zivot and Andrews structural trend break model to identify structural breaks. Used empirical mode decomposition and Hurst exponent to analyze time scales.
result Identified short-term and long-term time scales in stock markets, with short-term scales within few days to 3 months and long-term scales greater than 5 months.

Develops a neural network for global minimum variance portfolio optimization.

problem Minimizing portfolio variance for large equity covariance matrices.
method Rotation-invariant neural network that learns lag-transformed returns and covariance regularization.
result End-to-end trained model outperforms competitors in realized volatility and Sharpe ratios.

Investigates Bitcoin market risk, showing volatility and jumps impact future volatility.

problem Understanding and forecasting the risk dynamics of Bitcoin market.
method Comprehensive investigation using realized volatility and jumps analysis.
result Jumps, especially positive ones, reduce future realized variance; long-term realized variance benefits from modeling jumps.

Model-free expression for SSR derived in terms of characteristic function.

problem Calculating the skew-stickiness-ratio (SSR) in financial markets.
method Model-free expression using characteristic function, focusing on diffusion and affine forward variance cases.
result General formula for SSR simplifies and becomes particularly tractable in affine forward variance cases, with a limit of H+3/2H+3/2 for short-term limit.

We investigate the relation between the fair price for European-style vanilla options and the distribution of short-term returns on the underlying asset ignoring transaction and other costs. We compute the risk-neutral probability density conditional on the total variance of the asset's returns when the option expires.…

2002-10-06abs ↗pdf ↗

The paper introduces new portfolio rules beyond mean-variance, addressing asymmetry and uncertainty.

problem Optimizing portfolios with asymmetric returns and uncertainty in expected returns.
method Derives allocation rules for asymmetric Laplace distributed returns and random normal expected returns. Addresses singular covariance matrices and uncertainty in returns.
result Optimal worst-case scenario solution provides a convex alternative to risk parity, improving portfolio stability.

The study optimizes investment portfolios using deep learning models for variance-covariance estimation.

problem Estimating an appropriate variance-covariance matrix in Modern Portfolio Theory.
method Employed LSTM-RNN and probabilistic deep learning models (DeepVAR, GPVAR) for multivariate forecasting and portfolio optimization.
result LSTM-RNN models generally yield the best performance in terms of information ratio and annualized returns.

Study introduces a new investment strategy model using lazy factor and probability weights.

problem Optimizing investment strategies in volatile markets with transaction costs.
method Combines Price Portfolio Forecasting and Mean-Variance Models with Transaction Costs, using probability weights as laziness factor coefficients.
result Model demonstrates adaptability and generalizability in transforming investment strategies.

New model for pricing volatility derivatives considering rough volatility and jumps.

problem Modeling instantaneous volatility with rough volatility and jumps.
method Generalized fractional Ornstein-Uhlenbeck process with Lévy subordinator and sinusoidal-composite Lévy process.
result Pricing-hedging formulae for power-type derivatives on average forward variance are derived.

Echo State Networks struggle with long-term stability; a robust ensemble method improves prediction accuracy.

problem Echo State Networks (ESNs) are unstable and hard to optimize for specific datasets.
method Developed an ensemble of robust ESNs via regularization and input perturbation.
result Ensemble ESNs improve prediction accuracy and stability, especially for short-term tracking.

The financial market is nonpredictable, as according to the Bachelier, the mathematical expectation of the speculator is zero. Nevertheless, we observe in the price fluctuations the two distinct scales, short and long time. Behaviour of a market in long terms, such as year intervals, is different from that in short ter…

2006-08-18abs ↗pdf ↗

Estimates long-term effects from short-term experiments and observational data with unobserved confounders.

problem Estimating long-term causal effects from short-term experiments and long-term observational data with unobserved confounding.
method Combining regression residuals with short-term experimental outcomes to create an instrumental variable for estimating long-term causal effects.
result The estimator is unbiased and its variance is analytically studied.

Model combines long-term and short-term memory using conceptors.

problem Transfer between long-term and short-term memory.
method Recurrent neural network with gated reservoir for short-term memory and conceptors for long-term memory.
result Standard operations on conceptors allow combining long-term memories and describing their effect on short-term memory.

The model outperforms other models in option pricing, especially for short-term implied volatility.

problem Improper calibration and pricing of exotic options in financial models.
method Stochastic volatility model with double-exponential jumps, Fourier pricing techniques.
result The model outperforms other models in fitting the short-term implied volatility smile and pricing exotic options.

The study identifies features making cross-impact relevant in explaining price variance of US assets.

problem Understanding the relevance of cross-impact in explaining price variance of US assets.
method Using tick-by-tick data spanning 5 years for 500 US assets, the study investigates the features making cross-impact relevant.
result Price formation is endogenous within highly liquid assets, influencing less liquid correlated products with a constrained impact velocity.

This research improves LSTM for monthly electricity demand forecasting using pattern-based methods.

problem Forecasting mid-term monthly electricity demand with high accuracy.
method Developed a hybrid LSTM model using x-patterns and exponential smoothing.
result The hybrid model outperformed standard LSTM and classical models.

Enhanced portfolio selection using sentiment data and LSTM.

problem Improving portfolio selection through sentiment analysis and price prediction.
method Semantic Attention Model for sentiment prediction, LSTM for price prediction, mean-variance strategy for portfolio optimization.
result Sentiment-aware portfolio strategies outperform non-sentiment aware models on average.

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.

Deep learning model optimizes portfolios by integrating news sentiment, stock relationships, and price data.

problem Optimizing portfolio weights using traditional methods introduces instability.
method Combines LSTM, GAT, and sentiment analysis in a unified pipeline.
result Delivers higher cumulative returns and Sharpe ratios compared to benchmarks.

This paper proposes a framework to predict long-term trends and short-term fluctuations in multivariate time series.

problem Existing prediction methods often ignore the distinction between long-term trends and short-term fluctuations.
method The paper introduces a MTS forecasting framework that uses both original time series and its first difference to capture long-term trends and short-term fluctuations.
result The proposed method improves forecasting performance by using more supervision information.

Predicts short-term futures contract direction using neural networks and order flow data.

problem Challenges in predicting short-term directional movement of futures contracts.
method Engineering features from technical analysis, order flow, and order-book data; training a Tabnet neural network.
result Achieved an accuracy of 0.601 in predicting directional change on the Silver Futures Contract.

A new model for pricing ultra-short-term options with complex volatility patterns.

problem Complex pricing of ultra-short-term options due to oscillations in implied volatility.
method Edgeworth++ model with nonparametric stochastic volatility and deterministic shift extension.
result Fast and accurate closed-form option pricing for ultra-short-term options.

Statistical models outperform mechanistic models in short-term COVID-19 incidence forecasts.

problem Comparing accuracy of mechanistic vs statistical models for short-term COVID-19 incidence forecasts.
method Empirical comparison of forecasts from mechanistic and statistical models using daily incidence data from six US states.
result Statistical models are at least as accurate as mechanistic models and better capture volatility.

TimeMixer predicts global financial asset volatility, excelling in short-term forecasts.

problem Predicting volatility in global financial markets is challenging due to complexity and non-linear dynamics.
method Uses TimeMixer, a multiscale-mixing model for forecasting across different scales.
result TimeMixer performs exceptionally well in short-term volatility forecasting but less so in longer-term predictions.

This paper balances short-term and long-term rewards in policy learning.

problem Balancing short-term and long-term rewards in policy learning.
method Formalizes a new framework to balance rewards, identifies rewards under mild assumptions, deduces efficiency bounds, and develops a policy learning approach.
result The proposed method improves the estimator of long-term reward and reduces regret.

Novel graph model forecasts urban traffic with reduced spatial complexity.

problem Challenges in traffic forecasting due to spatio-temporal complexity, especially in urban environments.
method MW-TGC network model that combines spatial and temporal dependencies using multi-weighted adjacency matrices and graph convolution operations.
result MW-TGC network outperforms other models in urban-core and urban-mix sites, reducing variance in heterogeneous environments.

CP provides reliable prediction intervals for short-term power markets.

problem Short-term electricity price forecasting in power markets.
method Conformal Prediction (CP) integrated with various point forecast models.
result CP yields sharp and reliable prediction intervals in short-term power markets.

Comparative study of neural networks for short-term FOREX forecasting.

problem Simulating expert judgment in foreign exchange market forecasting.
method Implemented and compared LSTM and ANN architectures for short-term FOREX forecasting.
result ANN custom architecture outperforms LSTM in prediction quality and resource efficiency.

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.