Robust methods for stock market data analysis

Abstract

We consider the problem of extraction of trend and chaotic components from irregular stock market time series. The proposed methods also permit to extract a part of chaotic component, the so-called anomalous term, caused by the transient short-time surges with high amplitudes. This provides more accurate determination of the trend component. The methods are based on the M-evaluation with decision functions of Huber and Tukey type. The iterative numerical schemes for determination of trend and chaotic components are briefly presented, resulting in an acceptable solution within a finite number of iterations. The optimal level for extraction of the chaotic component is determined by a new numerical scheme based on the fractal dimension of the chaotic component of the analyzed series. Forecasting from the realized part of the analyzed series and a priori expert information is also discussed.