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Distribution of the asset price movement and market potential

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  • Dong Han Kim
  • Stefano Marmi

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In this article we discuss the distribution of asset price movements by the market potential function. From the principle of free energy minimization we analyze two different kinds of market potentials. We obtain a U-shaped potential when market reversion (i.e. contrarian investors) is dominant. On the other hand, if there are more trend followers, flat and logarithmic--like potentials appeared. By using the Cyclical Adjusted Price-to-Earning ratio, which is a common valuation tool, we empirically investigate the market data. By studying long term data we observe the historical change of the market potential of the US stock market. Recent US data shows that the market potential looks more likely as the trending followers' potential. Next, we compare the market potentials for 12 different countries. Though some countries have similar market potentials, there are specific examples like Japan which exhibits very flat potential.

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  • Dong Han Kim & Stefano Marmi, 2014. "Distribution of the asset price movement and market potential," Papers 1403.3138, arXiv.org.
    • Handle: RePEc:arx:papers:1403.3138
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