Rise of the Machines? Intraday High-Frequency Trading Patterns of Cryptocurrencies.

European Journal of Finance, 2020, DOI: 10.1080/1351847X.2020.1789684

33 Pages Posted: 9 Jul 2020 Last revised: 11 Aug 2020

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Alla Petukhina

University of Applied Sciences for Engineering and Economics (HTW Berlin), School of Computing, Communication and Business

Raphael C. G. Reule

International Research Training Group 1792

Wolfgang Karl Härdle

Blockchain Research Center Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin; Charles University; National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University; Asian Competitiveness Institute

Date Written: May 13, 2020

Abstract

This research analyses high-frequency data of the cryptocurrency market in regards to intraday trading patterns. We study trading quantitatives such as returns, traded volumes, volatility periodicity, and provide summary statistics of return correlations to CRIX (CRyptocurrency IndeX), as well as respective overall high-frequency based market statistics with respect to temporal aspects. Our results provide mandatory insight into a market, where the grand scale employment of automated trading algorithms and the extremely rapid execution of trades might seem to be a standard based on media reports. Our findings on intraday momentum of trading patterns lead to a new view on approaching the predictability of economic value in this new digital market.

Keywords: Cryptocurrency, High-Frequency Trading, Algorithmic Trading, Liquidity, Volatility, Price Impact, CRIX

JEL Classification: G02, G11, G12, G14, G15, G23

Suggested Citation

Petukhina, Alla and Reule, Raphael C. G. and Härdle, Wolfgang Karl, Rise of the Machines? Intraday High-Frequency Trading Patterns of Cryptocurrencies. (May 13, 2020). European Journal of Finance, 2020, DOI: 10.1080/1351847X.2020.1789684, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3565088

Alla Petukhina

University of Applied Sciences for Engineering and Economics (HTW Berlin), School of Computing, Communication and Business ( email )

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Germany

Raphael C. G. Reule (Contact Author)

International Research Training Group 1792 ( email )

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Wolfgang Karl Härdle

Blockchain Research Center Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin ( email )

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Berlin, D-10099
Germany

Charles University ( email )

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Dept Math Physics
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Czech Republic

National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University ( email )

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Hsinchu City 300093
Taiwan

Asian Competitiveness Institute ( email )

Singapore

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