How Sharp is the Sharpe-Ratio? If popularity was the only measurement for risk metrics, the Sharpe ratio would tell us everything we need to know. Modified Sharpe Ratio covers further spectrum of risks in the field of investing. Any discussion on risk-adjusted performance is incomplete without touching on the topic of Sharpe ratio or Reward to Variability which […]
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Ulcer Index Indicator
Background on Ulcer Index Ulcer Index (UI) is a tool for measuring investment risk that addresses maximum drawdown of an asset value, unlike the commonly used standard deviation (SD) of return. UI measures the depth and duration of drawdowns in asset prices from earlier highs. The index was developed by Peter G. Martin in 1987 […]
Read More →Garch Modeling in Excel and Matlab
Introduction to GARCH Modeling GARCH is a time series modeling technique that uses past variances to predict future variances. This post demonstrates how to do a simple GARCH modeling Excel and Matlab. GARCH stands for Generalized Autoregressive Conditional Heteroskedasticity. The series is heteroskedastic when the time series is said to have GARCH effects i.e, when variances […]
Read More →Commodities Trading Technical Indicators
Commodities Trading Technical Indicators This article is an extension of Calculate MACD in Excel and technical indicators covered in an earlier post. The same trend indicators have been applied towards Commodities and Precious Metals here. The idea behind investing in precious metals is that it protects your portfolio against high inflation. Historically, people look to commodities like […]
Read More →Relative Strength Index Plot
Relative Strength Index Plot Relative Strength Index or RSI is a popular computer generated technical indicator. An oscillator, is a technical analysis that measures market price momentum such as overbought and oversold conditions. The purpose of Relative Strength Index (RSI) to study a market’s strength or weakness. A RSI reading above 70, is considered as […]
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A primer on Candlestick charts: A candlestick chart shows daily movements of stocks and shares. Candlestick charts are an intuitive way to perform technical analysis on a stock. A technical analyst can ask “how are the other traders viewing this stock, and how will that affect the price in the immediate future”. One of the greatest […]
Read More →Risk Adjusted Investment Performance Measures
Your portfolio can have a positive long term impact when the risk efficiency of your portfolio is maximized. Many investors tend to be risk averse. So, if you are going to assume some risk in your portfolio as a trade off for a higher return, you should aim to get the most out for your […]
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