Random Walk or A Run: Market Microstructure Analysis of the Foreign Exchange Rate Movements based on Conditional Probability

Yuko Hashimoto, Takatoshi Ito (), Takaaki Ohnishi, Misako Takayasu, Hideki Takayasu and Tsutomu Watanabe

No 14160, NBER Working Papers from National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc

Abstract: Using tick-by-tick data of the dollar-yen and euro-dollar exchange rates recorded in the actual transaction platform, a "run" -- continuous increases or decreases in deal prices for the past several ticks -- does have some predictable information on the direction of the next price movement. Deal price movements, that are consistent with order flows, tend to continue a run once it started i.e., conditional probability of deal prices tend to move in the same direction as the last several times in a row is higher than 0.5. However, quote prices do not show such tendency of a run. Hence, a random walk hypothesis is refuted in a simple test of a run using the tick by tick data. In addition, a longer continuous increase of the price tends to be followed by larger reversal. The findings suggest that those market participants who have access to real-time, tick-by-tick transaction data may have an advantage in predicting the exchange rate movement. Findings here also lend support to the momentum trading strategy.

JEL-codes: F31 F33 G15 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2008-07
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Published as Yuko Hashimoto & Takatoshi Ito & Takaaki Ohnishi & Misako Takayasu & Hideki Takayasu & Tsutomu Watanabe, 2012. "Random walk or a run. Market microstructure analysis of foreign exchange rate movements based on conditional probability," Quantitative Finance, vol 12(6), pages 893-905.

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