A Novel Trading Strategy Framework Based on Reinforcement Deep Learning for Financial Market Predictions

Li-Chen Cheng, Yu-Hsiang Huang, Ming-Hua Hsieh and Mu-En Wu
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Li-Chen Cheng: Department of Information and Finance Management, National Taipei University of Technology, Taipei 106, Taiwan
Yu-Hsiang Huang: Department of Computer Science and Information Management, Soochow University, Taipei 100, Taiwan
Ming-Hua Hsieh: Department of Risk Management and Insurance, National Chengchi University, Taipei 116, Taiwan
Mu-En Wu: Department of Information and Finance Management, National Taipei University of Technology, Taipei 106, Taiwan

Mathematics, 2021, vol. 9, issue 23, 1-16

Abstract: The prediction of stocks is complicated by the dynamic, complex, and chaotic environment of the stock market. Investors put their money into the financial market, hoping to maximize profits by understanding market trends and designing trading strategies at the entry and exit points. Most studies propose machine learning models to predict stock prices. However, constructing trading strategies is helpful for traders to avoid making mistakes and losing money. We propose an automatic trading framework using LSTM combined with deep Q-learning to determine the trading signal and the size of the trading position. This is more sophisticated than traditional price prediction models. This study used price data from the Taiwan stock market, including daily opening price, closing price, highest price, lowest price, and trading volume. The profitability of the system was evaluated using a combination of different states of different stocks. The profitability of the proposed system was positive after a long period of testing, which means that the system performed well in predicting the rise and fall of stocks.

Keywords: machine learning; stock trading; decision making; deep learning; reinforcement learning (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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