How rewarding is technical analysis? evidence from Singapore stock market

This paper focuses on the role of technical analysis in signalling the timing of stock market entry and exit. Test statistics are introduced to test the performance of the most established of the trend followers, the Moving Average, and the most frequently used counter-trend indicator, the Relative...

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Main Authors: Wong, W., Manzur, Meher, Chew, Boon-Kiat
Format: Journal Article
Published: Routledge Taylor & Francis Group 2003
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/17650
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Manzur, Meher
Chew, Boon-Kiat
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description This paper focuses on the role of technical analysis in signalling the timing of stock market entry and exit. Test statistics are introduced to test the performance of the most established of the trend followers, the Moving Average, and the most frequently used counter-trend indicator, the Relative Strength Index. Using Singapore data, the results indicate that the indicators can be used to generate significantly positive return. It is found that member firms of Singapore Stock Exchange (SES) tend to enjoy substantial profits by applying technical indicators. This could be the reason why most member firms do have their own trading teams that rely heavily on technical analysis.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-176502018-03-29T09:06:21Z How rewarding is technical analysis? evidence from Singapore stock market Wong, W. Manzur, Meher Chew, Boon-Kiat This paper focuses on the role of technical analysis in signalling the timing of stock market entry and exit. Test statistics are introduced to test the performance of the most established of the trend followers, the Moving Average, and the most frequently used counter-trend indicator, the Relative Strength Index. Using Singapore data, the results indicate that the indicators can be used to generate significantly positive return. It is found that member firms of Singapore Stock Exchange (SES) tend to enjoy substantial profits by applying technical indicators. This could be the reason why most member firms do have their own trading teams that rely heavily on technical analysis. 2003 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/17650 10.1080/0960310022000020906 Routledge Taylor & Francis Group restricted
spellingShingle Wong, W.
Manzur, Meher
Chew, Boon-Kiat
How rewarding is technical analysis? evidence from Singapore stock market
title How rewarding is technical analysis? evidence from Singapore stock market
title_full How rewarding is technical analysis? evidence from Singapore stock market
title_fullStr How rewarding is technical analysis? evidence from Singapore stock market
title_full_unstemmed How rewarding is technical analysis? evidence from Singapore stock market
title_short How rewarding is technical analysis? evidence from Singapore stock market
title_sort how rewarding is technical analysis? evidence from singapore stock market
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/17650