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Commodity Channel Index: Evaluation of Trading Rule of Agricultural Commodities

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  • Mansoor Maitah

    (Department of Economics, Faculty of Economics and Management, Czech University of Life Sciences, Prague, Czech Republic,)

  • Petr Prochazka

    (Department of Economics, Faculty of Economics and Management, Czech University of Life Sciences, Prague, Czech Republic,)

  • Michal Cermak

    (Department of Economics, Faculty of Economics and Management, Czech University of Life Sciences, Prague, Czech Republic,)

  • Karel r dl

    (Department of Economic Theories, Faculty of Economics and Management, Czech University of Life Sciences, Prague, Czech Republic)

Abstract

This paper is focused on evaluating the trading rule of indicator commodity channel index (CCI), using selected agricultural commodities. The reason of testing is that this indicator is calculated with respect to fluctuation of commodity market - volatility. The recent issue of commodity markets examines trading under risk. The concept is in analyzing of predictive power of CCI. The main core of this paper is if the trading strategy under evaluating using technical analysis, respectively CCI, reaches positive profit. The returns of trading rule are measured using signals to buying or selling and comparison each of them. Authors of this paper created trading rule based on CCI and tested it on commodity markets. The results are positive in term of % CCI. Findings of the strategy are positive due to measurement volatility involved in indicator. The commodity markets are volatile, time series are fluctuating due to actual announcements or news.

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  • Mansoor Maitah & Petr Prochazka & Michal Cermak & Karel r dl, 2016. "Commodity Channel Index: Evaluation of Trading Rule of Agricultural Commodities," International Journal of Economics and Financial Issues, Econjournals, vol. 6(1), pages 176-178.
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    Keywords

    Commodity Channel Index; Agricultural Commodities; Trading;
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    JEL classification:

    • C22 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Single Equation Models; Single Variables - - - Time-Series Models; Dynamic Quantile Regressions; Dynamic Treatment Effect Models; Diffusion Processes
    • C53 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Econometric Modeling - - - Forecasting and Prediction Models; Simulation Methods
    • G17 - Financial Economics - - General Financial Markets - - - Financial Forecasting and Simulation

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