Predicting future stock market structure by combining social and financial network information
arXiv:1812.01103 · doi:10.1016/j.physa.2019.122343
Abstract
We demonstrate that future market correlation structure can be predicted with high out-of-sample accuracy using a multiplex network approach that combines information from social media and financial data. Market structure is measured by quantifying the co-movement of asset prices returns, while social structure is measured as the co-movement of social media opinion on those same assets. Predictions are obtained with a simple model that uses link persistence and link formation by triadic closure across both financial and social media layers. Results demonstrate that the proposed model can predict future market structure with up to a 40\% out-of-sample performance improvement compared to a benchmark model that assumes a time-invariant financial correlation structure. Social media information leads to improved models for all settings tested, particularly in the long-term prediction of financial market structure. Surprisingly, financial market structure exhibited higher predictability than social opinion structure.
arXiv comment18 pages, 9 figures
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