Hello,
As some of you helped me before, I am still writing my thesis and I had valuable input before!
I want to try calculating abnormal returns before specific economic events (mergers/transactions) and feed them to a neural network to test if they are recognizable.
Can I use a rolling beta estimation and substract the index effect on a stock? or is this too theoretical? I am planning to filter Beta estimations with kalman filter.
All feedback is welcome! Thanks in advance!
Detrending using CAPM
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EspressoLover
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Detrending using CAPM
I'd try a variety of approaches, then use cross-validation to see which produces the best fit and how big the magnitude of difference is.
FWIW, usually a simple approach like just rolling the last three month's of linear-regressed beta works pretty well. You're not going to get very different beta estimates even with much fancier state-space models. At least for single-name stocks. The covariance structure tends to be pretty stable over time. For weird pairs like VXX/SPY you do need to be a little more clever.
FWIW, usually a simple approach like just rolling the last three month's of linear-regressed beta works pretty well. You're not going to get very different beta estimates even with much fancier state-space models. At least for single-name stocks. The covariance structure tends to be pretty stable over time. For weird pairs like VXX/SPY you do need to be a little more clever.
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