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Main Authors: Vodret, Michele, Pacini, Cristiano, Bongiorno, Christian
Format: Preprint
Published: 2024
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Online Access:https://arxiv.org/abs/2407.06063
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author Vodret, Michele
Pacini, Cristiano
Bongiorno, Christian
author_facet Vodret, Michele
Pacini, Cristiano
Bongiorno, Christian
contents This work introduces a novel, simple, and flexible method to quantify irreversibility in generic high-dimensional time series based on the well-known mapping to a binary classification problem. Our approach utilizes gradient boosting for estimation, providing a model-free, nonlinear analysis able to handle large-dimensional systems while requiring minimal or no calibration. Our procedure is divided into three phases: trajectory encoding, Markovian order identification, and hypothesis testing for variable interactions. The latter is the key innovation that allows us to selectively switch off variable interactions to discern their specific contribution to irreversibility. When applied to financial markets, our findings reveal a distinctive shift: during stable periods, irreversibility is mainly related to short-term patterns, whereas in unstable periods, these short-term patterns are disrupted, leaving only contributions from stable long-term ones. This observed transition underscores the crucial importance of high-order variable interactions in understanding the dynamics of financial markets, especially in times of turbulence.
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spellingShingle Functional Decomposition and Estimation of Irreversibility in Time Series via Machine Learning
Vodret, Michele
Pacini, Cristiano
Bongiorno, Christian
Statistical Mechanics
This work introduces a novel, simple, and flexible method to quantify irreversibility in generic high-dimensional time series based on the well-known mapping to a binary classification problem. Our approach utilizes gradient boosting for estimation, providing a model-free, nonlinear analysis able to handle large-dimensional systems while requiring minimal or no calibration. Our procedure is divided into three phases: trajectory encoding, Markovian order identification, and hypothesis testing for variable interactions. The latter is the key innovation that allows us to selectively switch off variable interactions to discern their specific contribution to irreversibility. When applied to financial markets, our findings reveal a distinctive shift: during stable periods, irreversibility is mainly related to short-term patterns, whereas in unstable periods, these short-term patterns are disrupted, leaving only contributions from stable long-term ones. This observed transition underscores the crucial importance of high-order variable interactions in understanding the dynamics of financial markets, especially in times of turbulence.
title Functional Decomposition and Estimation of Irreversibility in Time Series via Machine Learning
topic Statistical Mechanics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2407.06063