Time-varying Hurst exponent for US stock markets


Por: Alvarez-Ramirez J., Alvarez J., Rodriguez E., Fernandez-Anaya G.

Publicada: 15 oct 2008
Resumen:
In this work, the dynamical behavior of the US stock markets is characterized on the basis of the temporal variations of the Hurst exponent estimated with detrended fluctuation analysis (DFA) over moving windows for the historical Dow Jones (1928-2007) and the S&P-500 (1950-2007) daily indices. According to the results drawn: (i) the Hurst exponent displays an erratic dynamics with some episodes alternating low and high persistent behavior, (ii) the major breakthrough of the long-term trend of the scaling behavior occurred in 1972, at the end of the Bretton Woods system, when the Hurst exponent shifted form a positive to a negative long-term trend. Other effects, such as the 1987 crisis and the emergence of anti-correlated behavior in the recent two years, are also discussed. (C) 2008 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

Filiaciones:
Alvarez-Ramirez J.:
 Departamento de Fisica y Matematicas, Universidad Iberoamericana, Av. Prolongacion Paseo la Reforma 880, Lomas de Santa Fe, Mexico D.F. 01210, Mexico

Alvarez J.:
 Departamento de Fisica y Matematicas, Universidad Iberoamericana, Av. Prolongacion Paseo la Reforma 880, Lomas de Santa Fe, Mexico D.F. 01210, Mexico

Rodriguez E.:
 Departamento de Fisica y Matematicas, Universidad Iberoamericana, Av. Prolongacion Paseo la Reforma 880, Lomas de Santa Fe, Mexico D.F. 01210, Mexico

Fernandez-Anaya G.:
 Departamento de Fisica y Matematicas, Universidad Iberoamericana, Av. Prolongacion Paseo la Reforma 880, Lomas de Santa Fe, Mexico D.F. 01210, Mexico
ISSN: 03784371
Editorial
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV, PO BOX 211, 1000 AE AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS, Países Bajos
Tipo de documento: Article
Volumen: 387 Número: 24
Páginas: 6159-6169
WOS Id: 000259772600017