Acta Univ. Agric. Silvic. Mendelianae Brun. 2016, 64(6), 2123-2131 | DOI: 10.11118/actaun201664062123

Optimized Indicators of Technical Analysis on the New York Stock Exchange

Martin Širůček1, Karel Šíma2
1 Department of Finance, Faculty for Business and Economics, Mendel University in Brno, Zemědělská 1, 613 00 Brno, Czech Republic
2 Faculty for Business and Economics, Mendel University in Brno, Zemědělská 1, 613 00 Brno, Czech Republic

The article is focused on the use of technical analysis and it's indicators. The main aim is the evaluation of technical analysis for selected index instruments which are traded on NYSE. The secondary objective is the optimization of indicator's parameters of technical analysis and subsequent comparison of profitability of business strategies based on these optimized parameters. The empirical analysis includes the backtesting of optimized indicators and comparison with the default settings of these indicators. The optimization and backtesting were performed on cyclical stocks, represented by stock index S&P 500 Financial from 11/1/2014 to 10/31/2015.

Keywords: technical analysis, indicators, optimization, S&P 500, relative strength, moving average

Prepublished online: December 21, 2016; Published: January 1, 2017  Show citation

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Širůček, M., & Šíma, K. (2016). Optimized Indicators of Technical Analysis on the New York Stock Exchange. Acta Universitatis Agriculturae et Silviculturae Mendelianae Brunensis, 64(6), 2123-2131. doi: 10.11118/actaun201664062123
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