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Direction Accuracy, Forecasting Error and the Profitability of Currency Trading: Simulation-Based Evidence - Accuratezza direzionale, errore previsionale e convenienza del currency trading: evidenze dalle simulazioni

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  • Moosa, Imad

    (School of Economics, Finance and Marketing, RMIT)

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A simulation exercise is conducted to find out if the profitability of forecasting-based currency trading is more related to the ability of the underlying model to predict the direction of change than the magnitude of the forecasting error. Theoretical considerations show that a correct prediction of the direction of change is neither a necessary nor a sufficient condition for a profitable trade. The results of the simulation exercise indicate that profitability is more strongly correlated with direction accuracy than with the root mean square error. - In questo studio viene condotta una simulazione al fine di verificare se la convenienza del currency trading basato su modelli previsionali è maggiormente riferibile alla capacità del modello di prevedere la direzione del tasso di cambio o piuttosto alla portata dell’errore di previsione. Considerazioni teoriche mostrano che una previsione corretta della direzione non è condizione né necessaria né sufficiente affinché l’operazione sia conveniente. I risultati della simulazione evidenziano che tale convenienza è maggiormente correlata con l’accuratezza della direzione che con l’errore quadratico medio.

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  • Moosa, Imad, 2014. "Direction Accuracy, Forecasting Error and the Profitability of Currency Trading: Simulation-Based Evidence - Accuratezza direzionale, errore previsionale e convenienza del currency trading: evidenze d," Economia Internazionale / International Economics, Camera di Commercio Industria Artigianato Agricoltura di Genova, vol. 67(3), pages 413-423.
  • Handle: RePEc:ris:ecoint:0727
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    Keywords

    Direction Accuracy; Forecasting; Currency Trading; Simulation;
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    JEL classification:

    • F31 - International Economics - - International Finance - - - Foreign Exchange
    • F37 - International Economics - - International Finance - - - International Finance Forecasting and Simulation: Models and Applications

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