To check whether the forecast errors have constant variance, we can make a time plot of the in-sample forecast errors:. The plot shows that the in-sample forecast errors do not seem to have a constant variance over time, although the size of the fluctuations in the start of the time series may be slightly less than that at later dates. We therefore difference the given forecast once to obtain constant variance over time. This is also supported by the auto. To check whether the forecast errors are normally distributed with mean zero, we can plot a histogram of the forecast errors, with an overlaid normal curve that has mean zero and the same standard deviation as the distribution of forecast errors.
To do this, we can define an R function? The plot shows that the distribution of forecast errors is roughly centred on zero supported by the mean function , and is more or less normally distributed and so it is plausible that the forecast errors are normally distributed with mean zero. The Ljung-Box test showed that there is little evidence of non-zero autocorrelations in the in-sample forecast errors, and the distribution of forecast errors seems to be normally distributed with mean zero.
This suggests that the simple exponential smoothing method provides an adequate predictive model for the exchange rates, which probably cannot be improved upon. We carry out the same procedure to achieve forecast values using the Arima model and check for forecast errors. We can also see a seasonal effect represented by exchange rate highs in June, a sudden drop in September-October and a gradual increase towards the end of the year.
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Go back. Launching Xcode If nothing happens, download Xcode and try again. Latest commit. Git stats 16 commits. Failed to load latest commit information. Exchange Rates. View code. Time Series Objects We then store both the exchage rates in two time series objects in R. HoltWinters ts. Arima eur. For example, to calculate a correlogram of the forecast errors for the exchange rate data for lags , we type: acf eur. For example, to test whether there are non-zero autocorrelations at lags , for the in-sample forecast errors for exchange rate data, we type: Box.
To check whether the forecast errors have constant variance, we can make a time plot of the in-sample forecast errors: plot. Forecast for Turkish Lira to USD exchange rates using Arima Model We carry out the same procedure to achieve forecast values using the Arima model and check for forecast errors. Arima tur. There is also a seasonal effect on the currency exchanges: We see that at the beginning of the year, the exchange rates are low, they increase during March and are highest in June.
Again, we see a drop in the rates towards the year end. The exchange rates are not the same but follow a similar trend. They have been decreasing from The certainty of the term arbitrage opportunities will depend on the robustness of the exchange rate forecasts. In this regard, one of the first studies on exchange rate arbitrage conditions term was proposed by Samuelson and empirically developed by Cornell and Dietrich without conclusive results achieved in their models.
At that time the common denominator of these studies was to consider the theoretical forward rate as an unbiased predictor of the exchange rate term. However, the seminal work of Messe and Rogoff showed the poor predictive ability of models to determine the exchange rate compared to a naive random walk model random walk. Since then there has been an enormous effort to both deepen and unravel the causes of the extreme difficulty of forecasting exchange rates. They also provided alternative procedures of some predictive improvement over the random walk model.
Thus, recent models suggest that the inclusion of risk prediction models to the exchange rate will provide more robust models, but for this, it is essential to capture it properly. We will develop our model by following the line of the latter approach. This study has been divided into four sections. The following section gives particular attention on models based on assets valuation thus giving rise to the third section that analyzes the statistical robustness according with the classical risk models that will permit conclusions at the end.
Asymmetries frequently come in profitable arbitrage operations, therefore, this value will fluctuate not only between the contributions that are being made in different currencies spot market , but will also change over time.
Thus, exchange rate is given by the ratio of one currency against another in the following way:. Where, Q A refers to the number of units of currency A required to convert in terms of currency B, and 1 B refers to the counter-currency. For more than a century, economists have tried to establish and model the factors that determine the exchange rate 1. Recent theories that show better result are those based on assets valuation, due to their ability to explain the behavior of exchange rates from monetary market expectations for inflation and interest rates.
There are various models developed within this approach which vary only in the degree of recognition of their impact on exchange rates. In practice, companies generate their own forecasts, while others pay specialized firms to do the job. Forecasting techniques would be classified in any of the following approaches: a Efficient Market Model, b Technical or Chartist Model and c Economic or Fundamental Model.
Table 1 collects the main features of the models above.
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Most relevant studies about the behavior of the exchange rate. The model based on efficient market, considered by many as a purely theoretical assumption see Campbell et al. The latter model is based on the idea of Fama where it is assumed that all the information is relevant and discounted by the agents. Thus, the current exchange rate will reflect all the relevant information, such as inflation, trade balance, economic growth and money supply conditions; then, the exchange rate would be affected only if it receives new information, even if unexpected.
As a result, the new exchange rate is fixed independently of its historical performance. Hence the predictor is defined as:. This approach analyzes figures and statistical charts to anticipate the movement of the currency. Following this line of research, several indicators have been designed such as RSI, Fibonacci to predict, with acceptable accuracy, the trend and strength of the currency.
However, between these different approaches, the best predictor can be based on economic fundamentals. This is because the economic agent is rational given that the relevant information is being gradually introduced to the expectations of investors. In the next section, we will study advanced approaches to build up our own model to find the best exchange rate predictor. The classical theory is based on asset valuation which begins by calculating the points pips to be added to the spot rate in order to find the forward exchange rate, i.
We can see that the predictive accuracy is subject to exchange rate fluctuations with the spot rate S at maturity, i. Moreover, improving the timing problem detected in Fisher's classical model , the general equation may be specified by:. Where, n is the forward term in days; spread is the differential between the interest rates of the currencies on each country, i.
In any case, differential in interest rates represents the gap between the interest rate in country A i A and the interest rate in country B i B , i. Kozikowzki shows an adjustment to the formula 4 that captures difference in rates and terms 3 :. Financial economists have extensively analyzed whether the currency forward markets reflect all relevant information.
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In this sense, in an environment without arbitrage, the assumptions of risk neutrality and rational expectations lead to believe that the interest rate should be an unbiased predictor of forward exchange rates Ai. From the beginning, we have the following specification to test the UFER:. Even though the null hypothesis established in equation 10 defines the conditions of equation 11 , i. This concern about spurious regressions prompted researchers to explore alternatives such as stationary behavior in equation 11 4 that led to the following equation:.
The early estimates were based on this equation 8 that continued to reject the UFER both in tests of forward exchange rates at various maturities as in experiments that used different currencies. In this situation, the studies showed findings regarding the paradox of capital premium, contradicting, this way, Fisher's classical theory that assumed the positions of the premium or discount affecting prices under the same pattern.
At bottom, it seems unlikely that the simple rule of investing in the highest rate guarantees good results and be predictive and, then, it is an issue that has not been tested or fully explored. Estimation of spread in the Forward Exchange Rate. Researchers have come to conclude that the inconsistencies found in a recent connection to the classical theories on exchange rates could be due to economic factors irrelevant to attract the attention of speculators and therefore difficult to detect. As a result, it raises an interesting possibility to find this relationship in which the inclusion of risk would be given depending on the behavior and level of interest rates of the currencies involved.
The existence of a risk premium for them would be the variable that would explain the exchange rate term. The argument is that risk aversion investors have required compensation to motivate them to take that risk, and after relaxation of the neutrality that could be at risk while maintaining the rationality, the formation of expectations denote as follows:.
This observation is important because while economic models can be considered robust when they incorporate risk premiums, failing to detect the risk premium means that these models are inadequate rather than when they provide information without considering the premium.
For this reason, researchers have been focusing, through numerous techniques for the detection of a risk premium in the forward market. For example, Barnhart and Szakmary incorporated Kalman filter extraction method which approaches signals, detecting some deterministic components in the error. According to their findings, the error can be characterized in an AR 1 which can be removed with systematic patterns. However, the presence of a systematic component is not sufficient to conclude that this bias compensates the risk of speculation agents down because they would be leaving out the formation of rational expectations.
However, the method proposed by Barnhart and Szakmary cannot determine the possibility of risk compensation because it does not explain the increase in predictability. In this regard the Engel's seminal work on autoregressive conditional heterocedasticity ARCH -which initially was used to verify if the volatility of the forecast error could explain the assumptions about the behavior of interest rates, resulted in ARCH-type models in the mean ARCH-M , and would be useful to identify and analyze the performance of financial assets during periods of turbulence but also of peace.
Among the conclusions in this type of works it is shown that a greater variation in yields creates a greater climate of uncertainty for investment, so investors with some degree of risk aversion will demand compensation for the above average during the periods of uncertainty. Domowitz and Hakkio found that after a certain level in the conditional variance by investors, there is an increase in risk premiums as compensation rises.
In this sense, the ARCH-M model detects the influence of conditional volatility on the conditional mean and, therefore, can measure the expectations and influence of stakeholders on higher risk premiums in more turbulent times. However, Domowitz and Hakkio , Baillie and Bollerslev and Bekaert and Hodrick found little evidence to reinforce the idea that the premium depends on the conditional variance of error in the forecast.