The performance analysis of chart patterns: Monte Carlo simulation and evidence from the euro/dollar foreign exchange market

Empirical Economics

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 947-971

  Omrane, Walid Ben ^a   Van Oppens, Hervé ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Chart patterns; Foreign exchange market; High frequency data; Technical analysis

Indexed keywords

EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; EXCHANGE RATE; MARKET; MONTE CARLO ANALYSIS;

EID: 31044443716     PISSN: 03777332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00181-005-0007-8     Document Type: Article

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