Monthly Archives: August 2012
Fooled by Multiple Comparisons When Developing Systems For Single Securities or Portfolios
The idea that systems developed on historical data of a portfolio of securities have better chance of being non-random as compared to systems that are developed for a single security is based on the assumption that the size of the rule set used in the data-mining … Continue reading
Further Analytical Evidence that VIX Just Tracks the Inverse of Price
In two separate posts this week I argued that VIX has no predictive capacity and that it simply tracks the inverse of price. I also asserted that a new paradigm has emerged in the markets according to which equity investment risk … Continue reading
A New Paradigm for Equity Investment Risk
Equity investment risk is proportional to the inverse of price. This is the new paradigm for risk in the equity markets. As prices increase, risk decreases. As prices fall, risk increases. This is happening mainly because of momentum trading and … Continue reading
On the Zero Predictive Capacity of VIX
VIX is a derivative of price and no derivative of price can predict price. VIX is a non-linear function of the inverse of the price of a security. When prices rise, VIX falls and when prices fall, VIX rises, basically this … Continue reading
Markets Reward Risk Takers
The recent price action in S&P 500 index is another proof that markets reward risk taking and punish risk aversion. We all know this principle but few are able to actually use it to profit. Those who did not enter the market in early … Continue reading