Do order imbalances predict Chinese stock returns? New evidence from intraday data
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Summary, in English
In this paper we examine whether order imbalances can predict the Chinese stock market returns. We use intraday data, a panel data predictive regression model that accounts for persistent and endogenous order imbalances and cross-sectional dependence in returns, and show that order imbalances predict stock returns from 1-minute trading to 90-minute trading. On the basis of this predictability evidence using multiple trading strategies we show that profits persist during the day. These results imply that a source of Chinese market inefficiency is order imbalances. (C) 2015 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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Publishing year
2015
Language
English
Pages
136-151
Publication/Series
Pacific-Basin Finance Journal
Volume
34
Document type
Journal article
Publisher
Elsevier
Topic
- Business Administration
Keywords
- Order imbalance
- Stock returns
- Predictability
- Intraday
- Panel data
- Trading strategies
Status
Published
ISBN/ISSN/Other
- ISSN: 0927-538X