2018
DOI: 10.1186/s40854-018-0087-z
|View full text |Cite
|
Sign up to set email alerts
|

Examination of the profitability of technical analysis based on moving average strategies in BRICS

Abstract: In this paper, we investigated the profitability of technical analysis as applied to the stock markets of the BRICS member nations. In addition, we searched for evidence that technical analysis and fundamental analysis can complement each other in these markets. To implement this research, we created a comprehensive portfolio containing the assets traded in the markets of each BRICS member. We developed an automated trading system that simulated transactions in this portfolio using technical analysis technique… Show more

Help me understand this report

Search citation statements

Order By: Relevance

Paper Sections

Select...
5

Citation Types

0
30
0
1

Year Published

2018
2018
2024
2024

Publication Types

Select...
5
2
2

Relationship

0
9

Authors

Journals

citations
Cited by 54 publications
(43 citation statements)
references
References 48 publications
0
30
0
1
Order By: Relevance
“…Uninformed trading decisions can leave traders and investors prone to financial risk and experience monetary losses. On the contrary, careful investment choices can maximize profits (de Souza et al, 2018). Conventional research focused on time series and technical analysis of a stock, i.e., using patterns from historical price signals to forecast stock movements (B et al, * Equal contribution.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Uninformed trading decisions can leave traders and investors prone to financial risk and experience monetary losses. On the contrary, careful investment choices can maximize profits (de Souza et al, 2018). Conventional research focused on time series and technical analysis of a stock, i.e., using patterns from historical price signals to forecast stock movements (B et al, * Equal contribution.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Technical analysis based on trading pattern curves is an important method for quantitative analysis of stocks, and in recent years, there have been a number of scholars who have proved the effectiveness of technical analysis from different perspectives as an effective means of extracting information from market prices [1][2][3]. With the development of financial engineering, computer technology, and mathematical algorithms, technical analysts using traditional trading model analysis methods now regularly use statistical software packages and other data processing techniques.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Users of technical analysis are commonly referred to as chartists. Users believe that a stock's market trends and action signals can be obtained based on certain shapes and patterns from the stock price chart (Hu et al, 2017;de Souza et al, 2018). Another form of this analysis is the use of analytic lines applied to price charts according to individual users' opinions.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%