Technical Analysis in Foreign Exchange Markets: Evidence from the EMS
21 Pages
Posted: 4 Oct 2001
University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria - Faculty of Economic Science
Complutense Institute for International Studies
University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria - Faculty of Economic Science
There are 2 versions of this paper
Date Written: September 2000
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-neighbour 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-neighbour prediction methods, Technical trading rules, Exchange rates
JEL Classification: C53, F31
Suggested Citation:
Suggested Citation
Fernández Rodríguez, Fernando and Sosvilla Rivero, Simón and Andrada Félix, Julián, Technical Analysis in Foreign Exchange Markets: Evidence from the EMS (September 2000). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=286152 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.286152
