The detection of phase transitions in the South African market

This dissertation details the performance of two specific trading strategies which are based on the Johansen-Ledoit-Sornette (JLS) model. Both positive and negative bubbles are modelled as a log-periodic power law (LPPL) ending in a finite time singularity. The stock prices of the constituents of th...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Van Gysen, Michael
Other Authors: Mahomed, Obeid
Format: Dissertation
Language:English
Published: University of Cape Town 2016
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/11427/20483