Technical Analysis in Foreign Exchange Markets: Evidence from the EMS

Posted: 8 Nov 2001

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Fernando Fernández Rodríguez

University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria - Faculty of Economic Science

Simon Sosvilla-Rivero

UCM Institute for Economic Analysis

Julián Andrada Félix

University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria - Faculty of Economic Science

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Abstract

In this paper we assess the economic significance of the nonlinear predictability of EMS exchange rates. To that end, and using daily data for nine EMS currencies covering the 1st January 1978-31st December 1994 period, we consider nearest-neighbor nonlinear predictors, transforming their forecasts into a technical trading rule, whose profitability has been evaluated against the traditional moving average trading rules, considering both interest rates and transaction costs. Our results suggest that in most cases, a trading rule based on a nonlinear predictor outperforms the moving average, both in terms of returns and in terms of the ideal profit and the Sharpe ratio profitability indicators.

Keywords: Nearest-neighbor prediction methods, Technical trading rules, Exchange rates

JEL Classification: C53, F31

Suggested Citation

Fernández Rodríguez, Fernando and Sosvilla-Rivero, Simon and Andrada Félix, Julián, Technical Analysis in Foreign Exchange Markets: Evidence from the EMS. Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=285354

Fernando Fernández Rodríguez

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Julián Andrada Félix

University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria - Faculty of Economic Science ( email )

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Spain
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