Essays about: "Candlesticks"

Found 3 essays containing the word Candlesticks.

  1. 1. Short-Term Stock Market Prediction Based on Candlestick Pattern Analysis

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för datavetenskap och kommunikation (CSC)

    Author : Filip Martinssson; Ivan Liljeqvist; [2017]
    Keywords : technical analysis; rsi; candlestick patterns; trading;

    Abstract : This study performs a comparative analysis and evaluates the impact of different Relative Strenght Index (RSI) and stop loss configurations on a trading algorithm based on candlesticks patterns. It is tested on both the Swedish OMXS30 market and the UK FTSE100 market. READ MORE

  2. 2. Soldiers, pigeons and shooting stars: Evaluating the profitability of candlestick charting on the Stockholm Stock Exchange

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

    Author : Filip Demitz-Helin; Alexander Mahdi; [2016]
    Keywords : Candlestick Charting; Technical Analysis; Trading Rules; Return Predictability; Market Efficiency;

    Abstract : This study provides a systematic evaluation of the profitability of candlestick charting, the oldest known form of technical analysis, on a sample of 72 stocks listed on the Stockholm Stock Exchange over the period 2000-2015. In contrast to recent studies on Chinese, Taiwanese and US data, we find that the majority of candlesticks generate raw returns that are only moderately positive and not statistically significant after accounting for transaction costs of 0. READ MORE

  3. 3. The Predictive Power of Price Gaps

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

    Author : Robert Mois; Eric Teder; [2012]
    Keywords : Price gaps; Technical analysis; Momentum; Candlesticks;

    Abstract : Price gaps are identified by studying trading ranges, which is the spread between a stock's highest and lowest traded price over a trading day. If the trading ranges of two consecutive days do not overlap, a price gap has occurred. READ MORE