<abstract xml:lang="en" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>The paper considers the forecasting of the Warsaw Stock Exchange price index WIG20 by applying a state space wavelet network model of the index price. The approach can be applied to the development of tools for predicting changes of other economic indicators, especially stock exchange indices. The paper presents a general state space wavelet network model and the underlying principles. The model is applied to produce one session ahead and five sessions ahead adaptive predictors of the WIG20 index prices. The predictors are validated based on real data records to produce promising results. The state space wavelet network model may also be used as a forecasting tool for a wide range of economic and non-economic indicators, such as goods and row materials prices, electricity/fuel consumption or currency exchange rates.</p></abstract>

The paper considers the forecasting of the Warsaw Stock Exchange price index WIG20 by applying a state space wavelet network model of the index price. The approach can be applied to the development of tools for predicting changes of other economic indicators, especially stock exchange indices. The paper presents a general state space wavelet network model and the underlying principles. The model is applied to produce one session ahead and five sessions ahead adaptive predictors of the WIG20 index prices. The predictors are validated based on real data records to produce promising results. The state space wavelet network model may also be used as a forecasting tool for a wide range of economic and non-economic indicators, such as goods and row materials prices, electricity/fuel consumption or currency exchange rates.

Adaptive Prediction of Stock Exchange Indices by State Space Wavelet Networks

School of Electronic, Electrical and Computer Engineering, College of Engineering and Physical Sciences, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 2TT, UK

Department of Control Systems Engineering, Gdańsk University of Technology, ul. G. Narutowicza 11/12, 80-233 Gdańsk, Poland

Corporate Banking & MIB Division, Financial Markets Department, Planning, Controlling & Support Bank Pekao SA, ul. Grzybowska 53/57, 00-950 Warsaw, Poland

International Journal of Applied Mathematics and Computer Science

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The paper considers the forecasting of the Warsaw Stock Exchange price index WIG20 by applying a state space wavelet network model of the index price. The...

Adaptive Prediction of Stock Exchange Indices by State Space Wavelet Networks

Published Online: Jul 08, 2009

Page range: 337 - 348

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10006-009-0029-z

Keywords
forecasting, stock exchange, artificial intelligence, state space wavelet network, simulated annealing

This content is open access.

Adaptive Prediction of Stock Exchange Indices by State Space Wavelet Networks

Published Online: Jul 08, 2009

Page range: 337 - 348

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10006-009-0029-z

Keywordsforecasting, stock exchange, artificial intelligence, state space wavelet network, simulated annealing

This content is open access.

Keywords
forecasting, stock exchange, artificial intelligence, state space wavelet network, simulated annealing