Tests of technical trading strategies in the emerging equity markets of Latin America and Asia |
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Authors: | Mitchell Ratner Ricardo P C Leal |
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Institution: | a College of Business Administration, Rider University, 2083 Lawrenceville Road, Lawrenceville, NJ 08648, USA;b COPPEAD Graduate Business School, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, CP 68514, Rio de Janeiro, RJ 21949-900, Brazil |
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Abstract: | This study examines the potential profit of ten Variable Length Moving Average (VMA) technical trading rules in ten emerging equity markets in Latin America and Asia from January 1982 through April 1995. The average difference in buy − sell returns after trading costs for each rule and country are compared to a buy and hold strategy. Taiwan, Thailand and Mexico emerge as markets where technical trading strategies may be profitable. We find no strong evidence of profitability for the other markets. However, we find that 82 out of the 100 country–trading rule combinations tested in ten emerging markets, disregarding their statistical significance, correctly predict the direction of changes in the return series. These findings may provide investors with important asset allocation information. |
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Keywords: | Trading rules Emerging markets Efficiency Stock returns |
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