An approach to machine learning (ML) is a technique for forecasting that is widely employed in the global manufacturing, advertising, finance, travel, and transportation sectors today. The global financial market of today has had a significant impact on several facets of digital pricing. Large firms employ a variety of digital pricing strategies to produce the highest profit margins possible while conducting international commerce. However, successful machine learning applications also provide important benefits in the global markets for cryptocurrencies. It has been found that companies may trade money over virtual channels more easily and at a lower cost with the usage of ML methods than they previously could. Additionally, all trading techniques in the cryptocurrency and digital pricing markets may be quickly improved by machine learning to increase profits and build adaptable business expertise for future experimentation.By conducting surveys and asking questions about the subject, researchers will explore the specific research issue using an efficient quantitative method. However, using a probability sampling technique, researchers have developed three key study questions and gathered the opinions of about 80 participants. Utilizing a variety of cutting-edge ML technologies to improve the effectiveness of digital pricing and cryptocurrencies has gotten simpler in the current stock marketplaces. In order to expand the area of future research, the research article provides some significant insight into the effects of ML methods and how they affect digital pricing and bitcoin trading.
Abstract This study introduces a novel pairs trading strategy based on copulas for cointegrated pairs of cryptocurrencies. To identify the most suitable pairs and generate trading signals formulated from a reference asset for analyzing the mispricing index, the study employs linear and nonlinear cointegration tests, a correlation coefficient measure, and fits different copula families, respectively. The strategy’s performance is then evaluated by conducting back-testing for various triggers of opening positions, assessing its returns and risks. The findings indicate that the proposed method outperforms previously examined trading strategies of pairs based on cointegration or copulas in terms of profitability and risk-adjusted returns.
Stanisław Drożdż, Jarosław Kwapień, Marcin Wątorek
In relation to the traditional financial markets, the cryptocurrency market is a recent invention and the trading dynamics of all its components are readily recorded and stored. This fact opens up a unique opportunity to follow the multidimensional trajectory of its development since inception up to the present time. Several main characteristics commonly recognized as financial stylized facts of mature markets were quantitatively studied here. In particular, it is shown that the return distributions, volatility clustering effects, and even temporal multifractal correlations for a few highest-capitalization cryptocurrencies largely follow those of the well-established financial markets. The smaller cryptocurrencies are somewhat deficient in this regard, however. They are also not as highly cross-correlated among themselves and with other financial markets as the large cryptocurrencies. Quite generally, the volume V impact on price changes R appears to be much stronger on the cryptocurrency market than in the mature stock markets, and scales as $R(V) \sim V^α$ with $α\gtrsim 1$.
The prediction of digital asset prices is a challenging task, as the value of digital assets is influenced by a multitude of factors, including market sentiment, technological advancements, and macroeconomic events. Despite these challenges, various approaches to digital asset price prediction have been proposed, including time-series analysis, machine learning (ML) algorithms, and Deep Learning (DL) algorithms. These algorithms involve using historical price data to make estimation about future price movements. It is important to note that digital asset price predictions are inherently uncertain and should be viewed as a guide rather than a definitive forecast. This proposed system can estimate the price for Non-Fungible Token(NFTs) collection as it can provide an accurate and reliable estimate of the value of these NFTs in the market. This information can help inform investment decisions, support market analysis, and improve the buying and selling experience for collections NFTs.
Abstract Novel technologies allow cryptocurrency exchanges to offer innovative services that set them apart from other exchanges. In this paper we study the distinct features of cryptocurrency fee schedules and the implications for optimal trade execution. We formulate an optimal execution strategy that minimizes the trading fees charged by the exchange. We further provide a proof for the existence of an optimal execution strategy for this type of fee schedule. In fact, the optimal strategy involves both market and limit orders on various price levels. The optimal order distribution scheme depends on the market conditions expressed in terms of the distribution of limit order execution probabilities and the exchange's specific configuration of the fee schedule. Our results indicate that a strategy kernel with an exponentially decaying allocation of trade volume to price levels further away from the best price provides a superior performance and potential reduction of trade execution cost of more than 60%. The robustness of these results is confirmed in an empirical study. To our knowledge this is the first study of optimal trade execution that takes into consideration the full fee schedule of exchanges in general.
From gold standard currencies to fiat money secured by government credit, to today's cryptocurrencies, the basic form of money and mankind's perception of its value has shifted dramatically. This paper will demonstrate the value and risk assessment of the two cryptocurrencies with the highest market share, i.e., Bitcoin and Ethereum. Although the current technology of cryptocurrencies is not perfect, it will improve over time and their value will increase due to the high demand for them. This aim of the study to give first-time investors an understanding of the valuation and risks of cryptocurrencies, rather than treating them as simple financial assets for investment. According to the analysis, the value and risk of Bitcoin depend deeply on many characteristics that were initially built into it. It also has an impact on the value of other virtual currencies at the same time. On the other hand, Ether is a much more open platform, so its value and risk depend more on the various applications and contracts built into a blockchain than Bitcoin. These results shed the light on guiding the further exploration of solving the safety problem of cryptocurrencies from different perspectives.
Niclas Dombrowski, Wolfgang Drobetz, Paul P. Momtaz
Crypto funds (CFs) are a growing intermediary in cryptocurrency markets. We evaluate CF performance using metrics based on alphas, value at risk, lower partial moments, and maximum drawdown. The performance of actively managed CFs is heterogeneous: While the average fund in our sample does not outperform the overall cryptocurrency market, there seem to be some few funds with superior skills. Given the non-normal nature of fund returns, the choice of the performance measure affects the rank orders of funds. Compared to the Sharpe ratio, the most commonly applied metric in the asset management practice, performance measures based on alphas and maximum drawdown lead to diverging fund rankings. Depending on their ranking order of preferences, CF investors should consider a bundle of metrics for fund selection and performance measurement.
Daniel Pereira Alves de Abreu, Robert Aldo Iquiapaza
Purpose The aim of the study was to analyze the performance of Black-Litterman (BL) portfolios using a views estimation procedure that simulates investor forecasts based on technical analysis. Design/methodology/approach Ibovespa, S&P500, Bitcoin and interbank deposit rate (IDR) indexes were respectively considered proxies for the national, international, cryptocurrency and fixed income stock markets. Forecasts were made out of the sample aiming at incorporating them in the BL model, using several portfolio weighting methods from June 13, 2013 to August 30, 2022. Findings The Sharpe, Treynor and Omega ratios point out that the proposed model, considering only variable return assets, generates portfolios with performances superior to their traditionally calculated counterparts, with emphasis on the risk parity portfolio. Nonetheless, the inclusion of the IDR leads to performance losses, especially in scenarios with lower risk tolerance. And finally, given the impact of turnover, the naive portfolio was also detected as a viable alternative. Practical implications The results obtained can contribute to improve investors practices, specifically by validating both the performance improvement – when including foreign assets and cryptocurrencies –, and the application of the BL model for asset pricing. Originality/value The main contributions of the study are: performance analysis incorporating cryptocurrencies and international assets in an uncertain recent period; the use of a methodology to compute the views simulating the behavior of managers using technical analysis; and comparing the performance of portfolio management strategies based on the BL model, taking into account different levels of risk and uncertainty.
Purpose This paper provides a thorough examination of Socios.com, a blockchain platform that integrates token sales with the fan experience in the sports industry. The study focuses on three key aspects: the performance, bubble phenomenon and dynamics of fan tokens. The author aims to address important questions that may concern potential supporters and investors. Might sports fans incur financial losses due to their team loyalty? Is the fan token market just a passing trend? Are fan tokens driven by the behaviour of the cryptocurrency market? Design/methodology/approach This analysis aims to involve several methodologies. The author evaluates the short- and long-term performance of fan tokens by computing first-day and buy-and-hold (abnormal) returns. The author also employs the Phillips, Shi, and Yu's (PSY) real-time bubble detection method to investigate the presence of bubble phenomenon in the fan token market segment. Finally, the author examines the potential dependences between fan tokens, Chiliz and the cryptocurrency market (represented by the CCi30 index) using both Pearson/Kendall correlations and the wavelet coherence approach. Findings The study presents three notable contributions to the existing literature. First, the author demonstrates that investing in fan tokens to support one's favourite sports teams can lead to financial losses, whereas traders can potentially outperform the market by investing in Chiliz. Second, the author states that fan tokens were a short-lived trend, as evidenced by their decline in value after the bubble burst in 2021. Third, the findings indicate that the fan token market was influenced by the cryptocurrency market and Chiliz during periods of market downturns. Originality/value To the best of author’s knowledge, this is the first paper to conduct a comprehensive analysis of the performance, bubble phenomenon and dynamics of the token market fan segment, along with the exclusive on-platform currency, Chiliz.
In this study, the authors investigate the volume as the pricing driver of the top three cryptocurrencies (Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Binance) based on a wavelet analysis from January 1, 2019 to December 31, 2021. The dynamics of the relationship between price and volume in the cryptocurrency market could have valuable market implications for stakeholders and investors and contribute to making optimal investment decisions via portfolio diversification strategies. The results reveal that the relationship between price and volume is positive in the medium and long term and that price is the leading volume for both Bitcoin and Binance markets. The findings suggest that the COVID-19 pandemic significantly affected the cryptocurrency price and volume series links. Indeed, these results contribute to the emerging and growing literature on cryptocurrencies in the time of COVID-19, which has received limited attention during the pandemic compared to the classical asset financial classes.
In this paper, the generalised extreme value distribution (GEVD) model is employed to estimate financial risk in the form of return levels and the value at risk (VaR) for the two exchange rates, BitCoin/US dollar (BTC/USD) and the South African rand/US dollar (ZAR/USD). The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS) responsible for developing supervisory guidelines for banks and financial trading desks recommended that VaR be computed and reported. The maximum likelihood estimation (MLE) method is used to estimate the parameters of the GEVD. The estimated risk values are used to compare the riskiness of the two exchange rates and help both traders and investors to define their position in forex trading. This is to helping understanding the risk they are taking when they convert their savings/investments to BitCoin instead of the South African currency, the rand. The high extreme value index associated with the BTC/USD compared to the ZAR/USD implies that BitCoin is riskier than the rand. The BTC/USD has higher values of expected extreme/tail losses of 13.44%, 18.02%, and 23.41% at short (6 months), medium (12 months), and long (24 months) terms, compared to the ZAR/USD expected extreme/tail losses of 2.40%, 2.84%, and 3.28%, respectively. The computed VaR estimates for losses of USD 0.17, USD 0.22, and USD 0.38 per dollar invested in BTC/USD at 90%, 95%, and 99%, compared to ZAR/USD’s USD 0.03, USD 0.03, and USD 0.04 at the respective confidence levels, confirm the high risk associated with BitCoin. The conclusion drawn from this study is that BTC/USD is riskier than ZAR/USD, despite the rand being a developing country’s currency, hence perceived as being risky. The perception is that the rand is riskier than BitCoin and perceptions do influence exchange rates. Kupiec’s backtest results confirmed the model’s adequacy. These findings are helpful to investors, traders, and risk managers when deciding on trading positions for the two currencies.
Vasileios Kochliaridis, Eleftherios Kouloumpris, Ioannis Vlahavas
Abstract Cryptocurrency markets experienced a significant increase in the popularity, which motivated many financial traders to seek high profits in cryptocurrency trading. The predominant tool that traders use to identify profitable opportunities is technical analysis. Some investors and researchers also combined technical analysis with machine learning, in order to forecast upcoming trends in the market. However, even with the use of these methods, developing successful trading strategies is still regarded as an extremely challenging task. Recently, deep reinforcement learning (DRL) algorithms demonstrated satisfying performance in solving complicated problems, including the formulation of profitable trading strategies. While some DRL techniques have been successful in increasing profit and loss (PNL) measures, these techniques are not much risk-aware and present difficulty in maximizing PNL and lowering trading risks simultaneously. This research proposes the combination of DRL approaches with rule-based safety mechanisms to both maximize PNL returns and minimize trading risk. First, a DRL agent is trained to maximize PNL returns, using a novel reward function. Then, during the exploitation phase, a rule-based mechanism is deployed to prevent uncertain actions from being executed. Finally, another novel safety mechanism is proposed, which considers the actions of a more conservatively trained agent, in order to identify high-risk trading periods and avoid trading. Our experiments on 5 popular cryptocurrencies show that the integration of these three methods achieves very promising results.
Since its conception, the cryptocurrency market has been frequently described as an immature market, characterized by significant swings in volatility and occasionally described as lacking rhyme or reason. There has been great speculation as to what role it plays in a diversified portfolio. For instance, is cryptocurrency exposure an inflationary hedge or a speculative investment that follows broad market sentiment with amplified beta? We have recently explored similar questions with a clear focus on the equity market. There, our research revealed several noteworthy dynamics such as an increase in the market's collective strength and uniformity during crises, greater diversification benefits across equity sectors (rather than within them), and the existence of a "best value" portfolio of equities. In essence, we can now contrast any potential signatures of maturity we identify in the cryptocurrency market and contrast these with the substantially larger, older and better-established equity market. This paper aims to investigate whether the cryptocurrency market has recently exhibited similar mathematical properties as the equity market. Instead of relying on traditional portfolio theory, which is grounded in the financial dynamics of equity securities, we adjust our experimental focus to capture the presumed behavioral purchasing patterns of retail cryptocurrency investors. Our focus is on collective dynamics and portfolio diversification in the cryptocurrency market, and examining whether previously established results in the equity market hold in the cryptocurrency market and to what extent. The results reveal nuanced signatures of maturity related to the equity market, including the fact that correlations collectively spike around exchange collapses, and identify an ideal portfolio size and spread across different groups of cryptocurrencies.
Günümüzde ekonomilerin, işletmelerin başarılı ve sürdürülebilir bir şekilde büyümesi için sermaye piyasaları önem arz etmektedir. Varlık fiyatları alternatif yatırım araçları olmaları yönüyle hisse senedi piyasaları ile etkileşim içindedir. Dolayısıyla varlık fiyatlarında oluşan balonların hisse senedi piyasaları ile ilişki içinde olması beklenmektedir. Bu çalışmada 08:2010 ile 10:2022 arası aylık verilerle Dolar, Euro, Bitcoin, CDS ve mevduat faizi değişkenlerinde balon varlığı incelenmiştir. Ele alınan değişkenlerde balon oluşumunun varlığı durumunda bu balonların BIST 100 endeksi oynaklığına etkilerinin incelenmesi amaçlanmıştır. Balonların varlığı SADF ve GSADF testleri ile analiz edilirken, TARCH ve ARCH-GARCH modelleri yardımıyla oynaklık belirlenmeye çalışılmıştır. USD, Euro, Bitcoin değişkeni için ele alınan dönem boyunca istatistiksel olarak önemli balon oluşumları söz konusu iken, CDS ve mevduat değişkeni için söz konusu dönemde istatistiksel olarak önemli bir balon oluşumu gözlemlenmemiştir. USD ve Euro değişkenlerinde meydana gelen balonların BIST 100 endeks getirisinde oynaklığı artırdığı söylenebilir. Ancak BITCOIN de yaşanan balonların istatistiksel olarak anlamlı bir etkisinin olmadığı görülmüştür.
This study employs robust martingale difference hypothesis tests to examine return predictability in a broad sample of the 40 most capitalized cryptocurrency markets in the context of the adaptive market hypothesis. The tests were applied to daily returns using the rolling window method in the research period from May 1, 2013 to September 30, 2022. The results of this study suggest that the returns of the majority of the examined cryptocurrencies were unpredictable most of the time. However, a great part of them also suffered some short periods of weak-form inefficiency. The results obtained validate the adaptive market hypothesis. Additionally, this study allowed the observation of some differences in return predictability between the examined cryptocurrencies. Also some historical trends in weak-form efficiency were identified. The results suggest that the predictability of cryptocurrency returns might have decreased in recent years also no significant relationship between market cap and predictability was observed.
Recently, due to the ease of buying and selling cryptocurrencies and the continuous influence of social media, people have invested in the cryptocurrency market to obtain passive income. However, the volatility of the cryptocurrency market has caused many investors to lose their money. Although most people are aware of the high risks of cryptocurrencies along with the high rate of return, investing in cryptocurrencies has always been a topic of continuous discussion among researchers and investors. With the development of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning, machine learning has been applied to financial investment, and the research effect is remarkable recently. Thus, we propose a new self-adaptive trading system based on box theory and the K-means clustering algorithm. In the box theory, good buying or selling points occur when the oscillation box is broken and falls upward or below to enter the next box. This system predicted the upper and lower boundaries of the Oscillation Box through the K-means clustering algorithm and the sliding window method. Because of the sliding window method, prediction becomes more flexible and can be used in the market with the obtained upper and lower boundaries in a trading system. We also evaluated various market conditions (bull market, bear market, and fluctuant market) to construct the best K-means trading algorithm. After using Ethereum for backtesting, in the 4-month of July to November 2022), the transaction showed a 75 % winning rate, the final Return on Investment (ROI) of 33%, and a market gain of around 6%. This trading model is equipped with the ability of self-adjustment so that investors do not need to put effort on the market while maintaining a stable and considerable return on investment.
The response of the Bitcoin market to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic is an example of how a global public health crisis can cause drastic market adjustments or even a market crash. Investor attention on the COVID-19 pandemic is likely to play an important role in this response. Focusing on the Bitcoin futures market, this paper aims to investigate whether pandemic attention can explain and forecast the returns and volatility of Bitcoin futures. Using the daily Google search volume index for the "coronavirus" keyword from January 2020 to February 2022 to represent pandemic attention, this paper implements the Granger causality test, Vector Autoregression (VAR) analysis, and several linear effects analyses. The findings suggest that pandemic attention is a granger cause of Bitcoin returns and volatility. It appears that an increase in pandemic attention results in lower returns and excessive volatility in the Bitcoin futures market, even after taking into account the interactive effects and the influence of controlling other financial markets. In addition, this paper carries out the out-of-sample forecasts and finds that the predictive models with pandemic attention do improve the out-of-sample forecast performance, which is enhanced in the prediction of Bitcoin returns while diminished in the prediction of Bitcoin volatility as the forecast horizon is extended. Finally, the predictive models including pandemic attention can generate significant economic benefits by constructing portfolios among Bitcoin futures and risk-free assets. All the results demonstrate that pandemic attention plays an important and non-negligible role in the Bitcoin futures market. This paper can provide enlightens for subsequent research on Bitcoin based on investor attention sparked by public emergencies.
Purpose In this paper, the authors examine the short-term and long-term impact of general economic policy uncertainty (EPU) and crypto-specific policy uncertainty on Bitcoin’s (BTC) exchange inflows – a form of crypto investor behaviors that the authors expect to drive the cryptocurrency volatility. Design/methodology/approach The authors use an autoregressive distributed lag (ARDL), coupled with the bounds testing approach by Pesaran et al. (2001), to analyze a weekly dataset of BTC’s exchange inflows and relevant policy uncertainty indices. Findings The authors observe both short-term and long-term impacts of the crypto-specific policy uncertainty on BTC’s exchange inflows, whereas the general EPU only explains these inflows in a short-term manner. In addition, the authors find exchange inflows of BTC “Granger” cause its price volatility. Furthermore, the authors document a significant and relatively persistent response of BTC volatility to shocks to its exchange inflows. Originality/value This study’s findings offer significant contributions to research in policy uncertainty and investor behaviors.
A cryptocurrency is a digital asset maintained by a decentralised system using cryptography. Investors in this emerging digital market are exploring the profitability potential of portfolios in place of single coins. Portfolios are particularly useful given that price forecasting in such a volatile market is challenging. The crypto market is a self-organised complex system where the complex inter-dependencies between the cryptocurrencies may be exploited to understand the market dynamics and build efficient portfolios. In this letter, we use network methods to identify highly decorrelated cryptocurrencies to create diversified portfolios using the Markowitz Portfolio Theory agnostic to future market behaviour. The performance of our network-based portfolios is optimal with 46 coins and superior to benchmarks up to an investment horizon of 14 days, reaching up to 1,066% average expected return within 1 day, with reasonable associated risks. We also show that popular cryptocurrencies are typically not included in the optimal portfolios. Past price correlations reduce risk and may improve the performance of crypto portfolios in comparison to methodologies based exclusively on price auto-correlations. Short-term crypto investments may be competitive to traditional high-risk investments such as the stock market or commodity market but call for caution given the high variability of prices.
In response to the unprecedented uncertain rare events of the last decade, we derive an optimal portfolio choice problem in a semi-closed form by integrating price diffusion ambiguity, volatility diffusion ambiguity, and jump ambiguity occurring in the traditional stock market and the cryptocurrency market into a single framework. We reach the following conclusions in both markets: first, price diffusion and jump ambiguity mainly determine detection-error probability; second, optimal choice is more significantly affected by price diffusion ambiguity than by jump ambiguity, and trivially affected by volatility diffusion ambiguity. In addition, investors tend to be more aggressive in a stable market than in a volatile one. Next, given a larger volatility jump size, investors tend to increase their portfolio during downward price jumps and decrease it during upward price jumps. Finally, the welfare loss caused by price diffusion ambiguity is more pronounced than that caused by jump ambiguity in an incomplete market. These findings enrich the extant literature on effects of ambiguity on the traditional stock market and the evolving cryptocurrency market. The results have implications for both investors and regulators.