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Introduction to Algorithmic Trading Strategies Lecture 6

Introduction to Algorithmic Trading Strategies Lecture 6. Technical Analysis: Linear Trading Rules. Haksun Li haksun.li@numericalmethod.com www.numericalmethod.com. O utline. Moving average crossover The generalized linear trading rule P&Ls for different returns generating processes

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Introduction to Algorithmic Trading Strategies Lecture 6

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  1. Introduction to Algorithmic Trading StrategiesLecture 6 Technical Analysis: Linear Trading Rules Haksun Li haksun.li@numericalmethod.com www.numericalmethod.com

  2. Outline • Moving average crossover • The generalized linear trading rule • P&Ls for different returns generating processes • Time series modeling

  3. References • EmmanualAcar, Stephen Satchell. Chapters 4, 5 & 6, Advanced Trading Rules, Second Edition. Butterworth-Heinemann; 2nd edition. June 19, 2002.

  4. Assumptions of Technical Analysis • History repeats itself. • Patterns exist.

  5. Does MA Make Money? • Brock, Lakonishok and LeBaron (1992) find that a subclass of the moving-average rule does produce statistically significant average returns in US equities. • Levichand Thomas (1993) find that a subclass of the moving-average rule does produce statistically significant average returns in FX.

  6. Moving Average Crossover • Two moving averages: slow () and fast (). • Monitor the crossovers. • , • Long when . • Short when .

  7. How to Choose and ? • It is an art, not a science (so far). • They should be related to the length of market cycles. • Different assets have different and . • Popular choices: • (150, 1) • (200, 1)

  8. AMA(n , 1) • iff • iff

  9. GMA(n , 1) • iff • (by taking log) • iff • (by taking log)

  10. What is ?

  11. Acar Framework • Acar (1993): to investigate the probability distribution of realized returns from a trading rule, we need • the explicit specification of the trading rule • the underlying stochastic process for asset returns • the particular return concept involved

  12. Empirical Properties of Financial Time Series • Asymmetry • Fat tails

  13. Knight-Satchell-Tran Intuition • Stock returns staying going up (down) depends on • the realizations of positive (negative) shocks • the persistence of these shocks • Shocks are modeled by gamma processes. • Persistence is modeled by a Markov switching process.

  14. Knight-Satchell-Tran Process • : long term mean of returns, e.g., 0 • , : positive and negative shocks, non-negative, i.i.d

  15. Knight-Satchell-Tran 1-q Zt = 0 Zt = 1 p q 1-p

  16. Stationary State • , with probability • , with probability

  17. GMA(2, 1) • Assume the long term mean is 0, .

  18. Naïve MA Trading Rule • Buy when the asset return in the present period is positive. • Sell when the asset return in the present period is negative.

  19. Naïve MA Conditions • The expected value of the positive shocks to asset return >> the expected value of negative shocks. • The positive shocks persistency >> that of negative shocks.

  20. Period Returns hold Sell at this time point

  21. Holding Time Distribution

  22. Conditional Returns Distribution (1)

  23. Unconditional Returns Distribution (2)

  24. Long-Only Returns Distribution • Proof: make

  25. I.I.D Returns Distribution • Proof: • make

  26. Expected Returns • When is the expected return positive? • , shock impact • , shock impact • , if , persistence

  27. GMA(∞,1) Rule

  28. GMA(∞,1) Returns Process

  29. Returns As a MA(1) Process

  30. GMA(∞,1) Expected Returns

  31. MA Using the Whole History • An investor will always expect to lose money using GMA(∞,1)! • An investor loses the least amount of money when the return process is a random walk.

  32. Optimal MA Parameters • So, what are the optimal and ?

  33. Linear Technical Indicators • As we shall see, a number of linear technical indicators, including the Moving Average Crossover, are really the “same” generalized indicator using different parameters.

  34. The Generalized Linear Trading Rule • A linear predictor of weighted lagged returns • The trading rule • Long: , iff, • Short: , iff, • (Unrealized) rule returns • if • if

  35. Buy And Hold

  36. Predictor Properties • Linear • Autoregressive • Gaussian, assuming is Gaussian • If the underlying returns process is linear, yields the best forecasts in the mean squared error sense.

  37. Returns Variance

  38. Maximization Objective • Variance of returns is inversely proportional to expected returns. • The more profitable the trading rule is, the less risky this will be if risk is measured by volatility of the portfolio. • Maximizing returns will also maximize returns per unit of risk.

  39. Expected Returns

  40. Truncated Bivariate Moments • Johnston and Kotz, 1972, p.116 • Correlation:

  41. Expected Returns As a Weighted Sum a term for volatility a term for drift

  42. Praetz model, 1976 • Returns as a random walk with drift. • , the frequency of short positions

  43. Comparison with Praetz model • Random walk implies . the probability of being short increased variance

  44. Biased Forecast • A biased (Gaussian) forecast may be suboptimal. • Assume underlying mean . • Assume forecast mean .

  45. Maximizing Returns • Maximizing the correlation between forecast and one-ahead return. • First order condition:

  46. First Order Condition • Let

  47. Fitting vs. Prediction • If process is Gaussian, no linear trading rule obtained from a finite history of can generate expected returns over and above . • Minimizing mean squared error maximizing P&L. • In general, the relationship between MSE and P&L is highly non-linear (Acar 1993).

  48. Technical Analysis • Use a finite set of historical prices. • Aim to maximize profit rather than to minimize mean squared error. • Claim to be able to capture complex non-linearity. • Certain rules are ill-defined.

  49. Technical Linear Indicators • For any technical indicator that generates signals from a finite linear combination of past prices • Sell: iff • There exists an (almost) equivalent AR rule. • Sell: iff • ,

  50. Conversion Assumption • Monte Carlo simulation: • 97% accurate • 3% error.

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