Equations track profits and losses in trading algorithms.
problem Evaluating the performance of trading algorithms.
method Formal equations incorporating spread.
result Evaluate trading model algorithms' performance.
The paper limits the profitability of technical trading rules and finds they are not better than random trading.
problem The profitability of technical trading rules in stock markets is controversial.
method Proves the upper bound of cumulative return and investigates the profitability of technical trading rules using bootstrap methodology.
result Technical trading rules are not better than random trading and less profitable than the market.
Study improves trading decisions by predicting profit and loss outcomes.
problem Inconsistent profitability of machine learning forecasts in financial markets.
method Developed a novel algorithm for forecasting profit and loss outcomes, integrating with market trend predictions.
result Significantly improved performance of trading strategies, including traditional and algorithmic trading.
Algorithm analyzes trading profits from size factor using equal-weighted portfolios.
problem Estimating trading profits from systematic rebalancing contributions.
method Uses INTECH's algorithm on equal-weighted portfolios combining size factor exposure.
result Natural test subject for Stochastic Portfolio Theory.
Online trading platforms manipulate profits and losses, causing 82% of retail traders to lose money.
problem Manipulation of online trading platforms leading to financial losses for retail traders.
method Independent recording of trade details using REST API responses, comparison with broker reviews.
result 82% of retail traders lose money due to platform technical issues.
Study on profitability of technical trading rules using high-frequency data of Chinese Index Futures.
problem Investigating the profitability of technical trading rules with high-frequency data of Chinese Index Futures.
method Converted MA, KDJ, and Bollinger bands into stationary processes and used ADF-test and SPA test to verify stationarity and assess trading rules' performance.
result Significant combinations of parameters for each indicator were found, but trading profits were eliminated with transaction costs included.
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.
VGRSI uses price visibility graphs to generate profitable trading signals.
problem Ineffective traditional technical analysis indicators in financial markets.
method Visibility Graphs Relative Strength Index (VGRSI) based on backward visibility relations in price data.
result VGRSI signals generated substantial profits across different asset classes.
Study validates low latency's impact on trading profits.
problem Determining the impact of low latency on trading profits.
method Agent-based simulation of trading strategies in a controlled environment.
result Latency inversely affects trading profits; latency rank is key.
RL enhances cryptocurrency trading profits.
problem Enhancing cryptocurrency trading profits through dynamic scaling.
method Combining RL with pair trading, using new reward shaping and observation/action spaces.
result RL-based trading achieved 9.94% to 31.53% annualized profits, vs. 8.33% for traditional methods.
Combines deep learning and reinforcement learning for profitable trading.
problem Analytical methods fail to fully capture market dynamics.
method Deep learning on order books combined with reinforcement learning.
result Successful trading models for multiple financial instruments.
Model shows how price impact and transaction costs affect trading behavior and profits.
problem Analyzing trading behavior and profits in markets with transaction costs and price impact.
method Proves the existence of an equilibrium in a model with transaction costs and price impact.
result Existence of a strictly positive optimal transaction cost from the exchange's perspective.
Paper uses Bayesian optimization to find best Supertrend indicator settings.
problem Finding optimal trading parameters for the Supertrend indicator.
method Bayesian optimization to automate parameter selection.
result BO-optimized Supertrend strategy yields higher profits in backtesting.
High-frequency trading strategy boosts battery storage profits.
problem Maximizing revenue for battery energy storage systems in intraday markets.
method Adapted dynamic programming for continuous intraday markets, considering limit order book dynamics.
result Dynamic programming strategy outperforms standard re-optimization methods, increasing profits by 58% and 14% respectively.
Modeling fees impacts on arbitrage profits and LP losses in AMMs.
problem Impact of trading fees on arbitrage profits and LP losses in AMMs.
method Extended model of AMMs with fees and Poisson block generation times, computed instantaneous rate of arbitrage profit.
result Fees scale down arbitrage profits, reducing LP losses with faster block rates and lower gas fees.
The study uses machine learning to predict cryptocurrency market trends and design profitable trading strategies.
problem Predicting cryptocurrency market trends for profitable trading.
method Applied k-Nearest Neighbours, eXtreme Gradient Boosting, and Random Forest classifiers to detect trends.
result High profit factor of 1.60 for unseen data, showing promising results.
Deep LSTM model predicts stock price movements for profitable trading.
problem Developing effective stock prediction models and trading strategies.
method Deep long short-term memory (LSTM) neural network for price predictions, optimized for profitability.
result 340% cumulative returns on S&P 500 over 2010-2018, outperforming benchmarks.
Improved stock trading model using feature selection and ensemble learning.
problem Challenges in making profit in the US stock market.
method Feature selection from 148 to 30, dynamic selection of top 25 features, ensemble learning with four classifiers.
result Best model generated 54.35% profit over 18 months.
A new trading model combines GARCH and PPO for better stock trading profits.
problem Limited performance of reinforcement learning in stock market trading.
method Parallel-network continuous trading model using GARCH and PPO.
result The model achieves more profit compared to traditional reinforcement learning methods.
VMAT strategy improves multivariate pair trading performance.
problem Leveraging multivariate time series for profitable portfolio management.
method Volatility & Model Adaption Trade-off (VMAT) strategy.
result VMAT strategy outperforms baseline strategies.
Although technical trading rules have been widely used by practitioners in financial markets, their profitability still remains controversial. We here investigate the profitability of moving average (MA) and trading range break (TRB) rules by using the Shanghai Stock Exchange Composite Index (SHCI) from May 21, 1992 th…
SentARL uses sentiment features to improve trading profits.
problem Improving profit stability in single-asset trading.
method Sentiment-Aware Reinforcement Learning (SentARL) system.
result SentARL consistently outperforms baselines across multiple assets and conditions.
Paper examines costs of using wrong price impact models in trading.
problem Misspecifying price impact models in trading predictions.
method Derives formulas for misspecification costs and applies to trading data.
result Misspecification costs are asymmetric, affecting profits and losses.
Geometric phases in stock trading show profits/losses without price changes.
problem Applying geometric phases to stock trading dynamics.
method Discrete-time systems analysis with zero-area cycles.
result Zero-area cycles in shape space represent high-frequency trading operations.
StockAgent uses AI to simulate real-world stock trading, analyzing external factors and profitability.
problem Investors need to understand how external factors affect stock trading.
method Developed StockAgent, a multi-agent system driven by large language models.
result Identified how external factors impact trading behavior and profitability.
CREDIT learns to master pair trading with risk-aware RL, outperforming existing methods.
problem Challenges in applying RL to pair trading due to temporal correlations and risk considerations.
method Risk-aware recurrent reinforcement learning (RL) with bidirectional GRU and temporal attention.
result CREDIT achieves significant profit in pair trading over five years of U.S. stock data.
Study shows how liquidity and trading volume affect price spread in financial markets.
problem Understanding and optimizing price spread in financial markets.
method Analyzes the interplay between order liquidity and order impact, connects spread to microstructural parameters.
result Additional liquidity improves price accuracy and reduces spread up to a certain point, after which it deteriorates.
Automated trading systems on developed and emerging capital markets are studied in this paper. The standard for developed market is automated trading system with 40-days simple moving average. We tested it for the index SIX Industrial for 1000 and 730 trading days of the slovak emerging capital market. The Buy and Hold…
Article proposes a profitable intraday trading strategy for Chinese stocks.
problem Intraday trading opportunities in Chinese stock market.
method Markowitz optimization and Multilayer Perceptron (MLP) for stock price prediction.
result Validation of Markowitz portfolio optimization and MLP for intraday stock price prediction.
In this paper, we present a multi-period trading model by assuming that traders face not only asymmetric information but also heterogenous prior beliefs, under the requirement that the insider publicly disclose his stock trades after the fact. We show that there is an equilibrium in which the irrational insider camoufl…
LG algorithm finds profitable trading paths in decentralized exchanges.
problem Identifying optimal trading paths in decentralized exchanges.
method Line-graph-based algorithm (LG) for efficient route discovery.
result LG consistently identifies more profitable paths than DFS with comparable costs.
Reinforcement learning crypto agent achieves high returns on Bitcoin derivatives.
problem Maximizing returns on volatile cryptocurrency markets.
method Online transfer learning with an echo state network and recurrent reinforcement learning.
result Achieves a total return of 350%, net of transaction costs, over five years.
A trading system predicts stock prices using DNNs for Abercrombie & Fitch Co. shares.
problem Complexity and unpredictability of stock market prices.
method Feed-forward deep neural networks (DNNs) for price prediction, technical indicators for trade generation.
result Increased profitability with high Sharpe, Sortino, and Calmar ratios.
Market makers exploit their power to set prices, leading to insider-like profits and higher volatility.
problem Market makers' power affects prices and profits, deviating from fair market conditions.
method Continuous-time model of Kyle's (1985) with non-fiduciary market makers.
result Market makers can profit from order flow, similar to an insider, and prices are more volatile.
Study profitable optimal mean reversion trading strategies in US equity market.
problem Profitability of optimal mean reversion trading strategies in US equity market.
method Apply maximum likelihood method to construct optimal static pairs trading portfolio matching Ornstein-Uhlenbeck process. Rigorously estimate parameters and generate contrarian trading signals. Optimize thresholds and in-sample period length through multiple tests.
result High Sharpe ratios (above 1.9) achieved in nine good pairs examples, with CCI and HCP achieving a Sharpe ratio of 2.326 during in-sample period and 2.425 in out-of-sample test.
Novel OTT method for cryptocurrency trading offers high annualized profit.
problem Quantifying and exploiting trading opportunities in cryptocurrency markets.
method Bi-objective convex optimization for balancing profit and risk.
result Annualized profit of 15.49% in cryptocurrency market from 2020 to 2022.
Proposes a framework to reconcile policy learning and profit maximization in CATE estimation.
problem Aligning CATE estimation with profit maximization for optimal customer treatment decisions.
method Optimizes a novel objective function that concentrates learning capacity near the decision boundary, ensuring consistency with the original profit function.
result Consistent CATE estimates can be recovered from existing profit-maximization pipelines, allowing firms to navigate the trade-off between accuracy and profit.
RL agent learns to avoid market spoofing.
problem Avoiding subtle non-normative behavior in trading agents.
method Learned recognizer incorporated into RL agent's reward function.
result RL agent avoids spoofing while remaining profitable.
Paper proves using historical trading info improves trading strategies.
problem Improving trading strategies through historical data.
method Develops a new strategy using self-generated historical trading information.
result A new strategy consistently outperforms existing ones.
Novel trading strategy for generalized lattice markets ensures positive profits.
problem Trading in markets with serially correlated returns and asset correlation.
method Multi-double linear policies in a generalized lattice market model.
result Proposed policies ensure positive expected profits in a lattice market.
DeepScalper uses RL to capture intraday trading opportunities, balancing risk and profit.
problem Capturing fleeting intraday trading opportunities in high-frequency markets.
method Dueling Q-network, reward function with hindsight bonus, encoder-decoder architecture, risk-aware auxiliary task.
result Significantly outperforms state-of-the-art baselines in financial criteria.
Deep RL shows promise in algo trading, but more research needed.
problem Improving profitability in automated stock trading.
method Deep Reinforcement Learning applied to quantitative algo trading.
result Statistically significant improvements in performance, but no profitability.
Developed Forex trading heuristics with high profit potential.
problem Reduced trade opportunities due to technical indicator values.
method Machine learning simulation of 10 years of Forex data.
result Optimized trade parameters for 118 pips daily profit.
Optimizes trading portfolios considering risk and profit.
problem Balancing risk and profit in trading portfolios.
method Risk-Aware Trading Swarm (RATS) algorithm.
result RATS improves portfolio performance and risk management.
Optimizes bidding in hourly and quarter-hourly electricity markets to reduce price impact.
problem Maximizing profit in two consecutive electricity markets with market impact and transaction costs.
method Examined multiple price scenarios, estimated market impact, used trading strategies, provided theoretical results.
result Minimizing price impact is more profitable than maximizing arbitrage in the German EPEX market.
This paper uses feature preprocessing and RRL to automate profitable financial trading.
problem Automating profitable financial trading strategies.
method Feature preprocessing (PCA, DWT) followed by Recurrent Reinforcement Learning (RRL).
result The proposed strategy is effective, robust, and mitigates RRL's drawbacks.
Researchers calibrate an adaptive Farmer-Joshi model to recover stylized facts in financial markets.
problem Recovering stylized facts in financial markets using the Farmer-Joshi model.
method Calibrated an adaptive Farmer-Joshi model using genetic and Nelder-Mead algorithms, incorporating agent adaptation.
result The adaptive model recovers additional stylized facts, including auto-correlations and kurtosis, compared to the original model.
Study identifies Bitcoin arbitrageurs and their trading strategies.
problem Detecting and understanding Bitcoin arbitrageurs on Mt. Gox.
method Analyzing historical trade data from Mt. Gox (2011-2014) to identify and categorize arbitrageurs.
result Expert arbitrageurs have a positive profit margin, while novice users do not.