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Jan 1, 2024·IEEE Access
48 cites
Large Language Models and Sentiment Analysis in Financial Markets: A Review, Datasets, and Case Study

Chenghao Liu, Arunkumar Arulappan, Ranesh Kumar Naha, Aniket Mahanti · 6 authors

This paper comprehensively examines Large Language Models (LLMs) in sentiment analysis, specifically focusing on financial markets and exploring the correlation between news sentiment and Bitcoin prices. We systematically categorize various LLMs used in financial sentiment analysis, highlighting their unique applications and features. We also investigate the methodologies for effective data collection and categorization, underscoring the need for diverse and comprehensive datasets. Our research features a case study investigating the correlation between news sentiment and Bitcoin prices, utilizing advanced sentiment analysis and financial analysis methods to demonstrate the practical application of LLMs. The findings reveal a modest but discernible correlation between news sentiment and Bitcoin price fluctuations, with historical news patterns showing a more substantial impact on Bitcoin’s longer-term price than immediate news events. This highlights LLMs’ potential in market trend prediction and informed investment decision-making.

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Stock Market Forecasting Methods
Energy Load and Power Forecasting
Sentiment Analysis and Opinion Mining
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Jan 1, 2024·Procedia Computer Science
1 cites
The Utilization of Fuzzy Logic and Bollinger Bands to Enhance Trading Decision-Making During the Bitcoin Halving Phase

Oscar Adam Darmawan, Yaya Heryadi, Lukas Lukas, Lili Ayu Wulandhari · 5 authors

The volatile behavior of Bitcoin's price, especially during its halving periods, poses considerable obstacles for forecasting and decision-making in cryptocurrency trading. This paper presents a novel method that combines application fuzzy logic with Bollinger Bands to improve trading decision-making in times of high market volatility. This study conducted an experiment utilizing three fuzzy logic controllers and Bollinger Bands (BB) to determine the strength of buy, hold, and sell signals. This dataset includes the initial and final prices that are used to calculate the BB. The raw and computed values serve as the precise input parameters for the Fuzzy Inference System (FIS). The membership functions were categorized into four levels: very low, low, high, and very high, based on the input default settings utilized by traders. Rulesets were created using fuzzy logic to produce signals that indicate the level of strength of a trading advice. This study evaluate the effectiveness of this hybrid method in comparison to the traditional utilization of the Bollinger Band only indicator and Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) indicator, which is widely favored by traders to identify possible market fluctuations. This methodology involves creating a trading simulation that is based on past Bitcoin halving events. The objective is to assess the efficacy of these strategies in managing heightened volatility. The application of fuzzy logic with the Bollinger Bands model yielded a success rate of 92.47% while analyzing 93 daily data points from the previous Bitcoin halving event on May 11, 2020.

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Blockchain Technology Applications and Security
Stock Market Forecasting Methods
Blockchain Technology in Education and Learning
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Jan 1, 2024·Advances in computer science research
1 cites
Comparative Bitcoin Price Prediction Using Multiple Machine Learning Techniques

N. Gowri Sree Lakshmi, V. Ajaykumar, Baldi Ashish, K. Hemalatha · 6 authors

The cryptocurrency market is known for its inherent volatility, making accurate predictions a challenging endeavor.In this research study, investigate the efficacy of logistic regression, support vector machines (SVM), decision trees and random forests for the task of Bitcoin price prediction.To address this, conduct a thorough analysis and comparison of these machine learning models using historical Bitcoin price data.By rigorously assessing their performance and predictive capabilities, this study aims to provide valuable insights for both cryptocurrency traders and researchers operating in the dynamic digital asset landscape.These results illuminate the strengths and weaknesses of each model, shedding light on their respective abilities to forecast Bitcoin price movements.Through this research, contribute to the growing body of knowledge surrounding cryptocurrency market analysis and prediction techniques.This analysis can inform traders' decision-making processes and assist researchers in developing more robust models in the exciting and rapidly evolving realm of cryptocurrency investment and analysis.

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Blockchain Technology Applications and Security
Market Dynamics and Volatility
Stock Market Forecasting Methods
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Jan 1, 2024·Open Engineering
4 cites
Surveying the prediction of risks in cryptocurrency investments using recurrent neural networks

Rihab Qasim Abdulkadhim, Hasanen S. Abdullah, Mustafa Jasim Hadi

Abstract Decentralized cryptocurrencies have received much attention over the last few years. Bitcoin (BTC) has enabled straight online expenditures without the need for centralized financial institutions. Cryptocurrencies are used not only for online payments but are also increasingly used as financial assets. With the rise in the number of cryptocurrencies, including BTC, Ethereum (ETH), and Ripple (XRP), and the millions of daily trades through different exchange services, cryptocurrency trading is prone to challenges similar to those seen in the traditional financial industry, such as price and trend forecasting, volatility forecasting, portfolio building, and fraud detection. This study examines the use of Recurrent neural networks (RNNs) for predicting BTC, ETH, and XRP prices. Accurate price prediction is essential for investors and traders in this volatile market. Machine learning techniques, including RNNs, Long-Short-Term Memory (LSTM), and convolutional neural networks, have been employed to forecast cryptocurrency prices with varying degrees of success. The aim of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of RNNs in predicting cryptocurrency prices and compare their performance with other established methods. The results indicate that RNNs, particularly LSTMs and Gated Recurrent Units, demonstrate excellent capabilities in accurately predicting currency prices and providing insights to investors and traders in the cryptocurrency market.

Open access
Blockchain Technology Applications and Security
Stock Market Forecasting Methods
Market Dynamics and Volatility
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Jan 1, 2024·BIO Web of Conferences
5 cites
Forecasting Cryptocurrency Market Trends with Machine Learning and Deep Learning

Heba Mohammed Fadhil, Noor Q. Makhool

Cryptocurrency became an important participant on the financial market as it attracts large investments and interests. With this vibrant setting, the proposed cryptocurrency price prediction tool stands as a pivotal element providing direction to both enthusiasts and investors in a market that presents itself grounded on numerous complexities of digital currency. Employing feature selection enchantment and dynamic trio of ARIMA, LSTM, Linear Regression techniques the tool creates a mosaic for users to analyze data using artificial intelligence towards forecasts in real-time crypto universe. While users navigate the algorithmic labyrinth, they are offered a vast and glittering selection of high-quality cryptocurrencies to select. The ability of the tool in analyzing past data on historical prices combined with machine learning, orchestrate an appealing scene of predictions equipped with choices and information, users turn into the main characters in a financial discovery story conducted by the cryptocurrency system. The numerical results also support the effectiveness of the tool as highlighted by standout corresponding numbers such as lower RMSE value 150.96 for ETH and minimized normalized RMSE scaled down to under, which is. The quantitative successes underline the usefulness of this tool to give precise predictions and improve user interaction in an entertaining world of cryptocurrency investments.

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Blockchain Technology Applications and Security
Stock Market Forecasting Methods
Complex Systems and Time Series Analysis
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Jan 1, 2024·Quantitative Finance and Economics
8 cites
Managing extreme cryptocurrency volatility in algorithmic trading: EGARCH via genetic algorithms and neural networks

David Alaminos, M. Belén Salas, Ángela Callejón Gil

<abstract> <p>The blockchain ecosystem has seen a huge growth since 2009, with the introduction of Bitcoin, driven by conceptual and algorithmic innovations, along with the emergence of numerous new cryptocurrencies. While significant attention has been devoted to established cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin and Ethereum, the continuous introduction of new tokens requires a nuanced examination. In this article, we contribute a comparative analysis encompassing deep learning and quantum methods within neural networks and genetic algorithms, incorporating the innovative integration of EGARCH (Exponential Generalized Autoregressive Conditional Heteroscedasticity) into these methodologies. In this study, we evaluated how well Neural Networks and Genetic Algorithms predict "buy" or "sell" decisions for different cryptocurrencies, using F1 score, Precision, and Recall as key metrics. Our findings underscored the Adaptive Genetic Algorithm with Fuzzy Logic as the most accurate and precise within genetic algorithms. Furthermore, neural network methods, particularly the Quantum Neural Network, demonstrated noteworthy accuracy. Importantly, the X2Y2 cryptocurrency consistently attained the highest accuracy levels in both methodologies, emphasizing its predictive strength. Beyond aiding in the selection of optimal trading methodologies, we introduced the potential of EGARCH integration to enhance predictive capabilities, offering valuable insights for reducing risks associated with investing in nascent cryptocurrencies amidst limited historical market data. This research provides insights for investors, regulators, and developers in the cryptocurrency market. Investors can utilize accurate predictions to optimize investment decisions, regulators may consider implementing guidelines to ensure fairness, and developers play a pivotal role in refining neural network models for enhanced analysis.</p> </abstract>

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Blockchain Technology Applications and Security
Stock Market Forecasting Methods
Market Dynamics and Volatility
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Jan 1, 2024·IEEE Open Journal of the Computer Society
9 cites
Evaluating Cryptocurrency Market Risk on the Blockchain: An Empirical Study Using the ARMA-GARCH-VaR Model

Yongrong Huang, Huiqing Wang, Zhide Chen, Chen Feng · 7 authors

Cryptocurrency, a novel digital asset within the blockchain technology ecosystem, has recently garnered significant attention in the investment world. Despite its growing popularity, the inherent volatility and instability of cryptocurrency investments necessitate a thorough risk evaluation. This study utilizes the Autoregressive Moving Average (ARMA) model combined with the Generalized Autoregressive Conditionally Heteroscedastic (GARCH) model to analyze the volatility of three major cryptocurrencies-Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), and Binance Coin (BNB)-over a period from January 1, 2017, to October 29, 2022. The dataset comprises daily closing prices, offering a comprehensive view of the market's fluctuations. Our analysis revealed that the value-at-risk (VaR) curves for these cryptocurrencies demonstrate significant volatility, encompassing a broad spectrum of returns. The overall risk profile is relatively high, with ETH exhibiting the highest risk, followed by BTC and BNB. The ARMA-GARCH-VaR model has proven effective in quantifying and assessing the market risks associated with cryptocurrencies, providing valuable insights for investors and policymakers in navigating the complex landscape of digital assets.

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Blockchain Technology Applications and Security
Market Dynamics and Volatility
Stock Market Forecasting Methods
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Jan 1, 2024·Journal of Intelligent Systems
8 cites
Sentiment analysis model for cryptocurrency tweets using different deep learning techniques

M. Thamban Nair, Laila A. Abd-Elmegid, Mohamed I. Marie

Abstract Bitcoin (BTC) is one of the most important cryptocurrencies widely used in various financial and commercial transactions due to the fluctuations in the price of this currency. Recent research in large data analytics and natural language processing has resulted in the development of automated techniques for assessing the sentiment in online communities, which has emerged as a crucial platform for users to express their thoughts and comments. Twitter, one of the most well-known social media platforms, provides many tweets about the BTC cryptocurrency. With this knowledge, we can apply deep learning (DL) to use these data to predict BTC price variations. The researchers are interested in studying and analyzing the reasons contributing to the BTC price’s erratic movement by analyzing Twitter sentiment. The main problem in this article is that no standard model with high accuracy can be relied upon in analyzing textual emotions, as it represents one of the factors affecting the rise and fall in the price of cryptocurrencies. This article aims to classify the sentiments of an expression into positive, negative, or neutral emotions. The methods that have been used are word embedding FastText model in addition to different DL methods that deal with time series, one-dimensional convolutional neural networks (CONV1D), long-short-term memory networks (LSTMs), recurrent neural networks, gated recurrent units, and a Bi-LSTM + CONV1D The main results revealed that the LSTM method, based on the DL technique, achieved the best results. The performance accuracy of the methods was 95.01, 95.95, 80.59, 95.82, and 95.67%, respectively. Thus, we conclude that the LSTM method achieved better results than other methods in analyzing the textual sentiment of BTC.

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Blockchain Technology Applications and Security
Stock Market Forecasting Methods
Sentiment Analysis and Opinion Mining
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Jan 1, 2024·Knowledge-Based Systems
4 cites
Enhancing large language models for bitcoin time series forecasting

Owen Chaffard, Pablo Mollá, Marc Cavazza, Helmut Prendinger

In the recent advancements in application of deep learning to time series forecasting, focus has shifted from training transformers end-to-end to efficiently leveraging the predictive capabilities of Large Language Models (LLMs). Models that encode the time series data to interact with a frozen LLM backbone have been shown to outperform transformers on all benchmark datasets. However, their efficiency on complex datasets, which do not show clear seasonality or trend, remains an open question. In this work, we seek to evaluate the performance of reprogrammed LLMs on the Bitcoin price chart, a financial time series known for its complexity and high volatility. We propose effective methods to improve the performance of Time-LLM, a State-of-the-art (SOTA) method, on such a time series. First, we propose structural improvements to Time-LLM. Second, we suggest an efficient way to handle the non-stationarity of the dataset. Finally, we propose an efficient method for passing additional financial information to the LLM. Our results demonstrate a 50% improvement on the average percentage loss and a 5% increase on accuracy of our adapted Time-LLM architecture on Bitcoin data when compared to SOTA models, including the original Time-LLM model. This highlights the impact on forecast accuracy of domain-specific decision making in data processing and feature selection.

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Stock Market Forecasting Methods
Time Series Analysis and Forecasting
Advanced Text Analysis Techniques
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Jan 1, 2024·Procedia Computer Science
7 cites
ChatGPT-based Sentiment Analysis and Risk Prediction in the Bitcoin Market

Wentian Kang, Xuan Yuan, Xiaohan Zhang, Yishan Chen · 5 authors

The risk prediction of financial markets is of paramount importance, with investor sentiment playing a critical role. However, current research appears to be lacking in-depth exploration of this particular aspect within the Bitcoin market. This study aims to explore the impact of market participants’ sentiment on risk prediction in the bitcoin market. We first applied ChatGPT to analyze the sentiment of crawled Bitcoin-related news headlines. Meanwhile, Monte Carlo simulation was employed to calculate value at risk (VaR). And we selected five conventional factors, including Bitcoin price, transaction volume, market share, hash rate, and average difficulty of mining. Finally, K-Nearest Neighbors (KNN) regression model was used to construct the model for predicting the risk of bitcoin market. We made a comparison between the accuracy outcomes when considering and not considering sentiment as factors. The results show that market participant’s sentiment is significantly associated with market risk, and the inclusion of sentiment can significantly improve the accuracy of the risk prediction model.

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Blockchain Technology Applications and Security
Stock Market Forecasting Methods
Traffic Prediction and Management Techniques
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Jan 1, 2024·Facta universitatis - series Electronics and Energetics
4 cites
A study on bitcoin price behaviour with analysis of daily bitcoin price data

Yüksel Akay Ünvan

Cryptocurrencies, which have begun to become an important rival to cash due to the changing lifestyle and technological developments, are gradually increasing their coverage area. Whether Bitcoin prices, which have exhibited different behaviors over the years since the day they were developed, are on a rational basis has become an important topic of discussion. Within the scope of this study, bitcoin prices between 2010 and 2023 were analyzed and factors that could make price behavior meaningful were tried to be determined. In addition, a forecast was also made in which Bitcoin prices for the coming years were calculated on a daily basis together with various statistical parameters using the the triple exponential smoothing method based on same historical data, and the results were discussed from various perspectives. In Bitcoin prices, which change mainly within the framework of supply and demand balance, attention has been drawn to the importance of different factors such as rational or irrational herd behavior, decisions taken about Bitcoin or news that may affect this balance and fall within the scope of behavioral finance. Along with the behavioral finance parameters that will make Bitcoin price behavior meaningful, it may not always be possible to attribute some changes in the relevant data to a specific reason. The main view supporting this situation is based on the personal nature of cryptocurrency itself.

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Blockchain Technology Applications and Security
Market Dynamics and Volatility
Stock Market Forecasting Methods
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