Powers Correlation Analysis of Returns with a Non-stationary Zero-Process

Valentin Patilea and Hamdi Raïssi

Journal of Financial Econometrics, 2024, vol. 22, issue 5, 1345-1371

Abstract: The higher order dynamics of individual stocks is investigated. We show that classical powers correlation analysis can lead to a spurious assessment of the volatility persistence or long memory volatility effects, if the zero return probability is non-constant over time. In other words, classical tools are not able to distinguish between long-run volatility effects, such as IGARCH, and the case where the zero returns are not evenly distributed over time. As a remedy, new diagnostic tools are proposed that are robust to changes in the zero return probability. Since a time-varying zero return probability could potentially be accompanied by a non-constant unconditional variance, we also develop powers correlation analysis that is robust in such a case. In addition, the diagnostic tools we propose offer a rigorous analysis of the short-run volatility effects, while the use of the classical powers correlations lead to doubtful conclusions. Monte Carlo experiments, and the study of the absolute value correlation of daily returns taken from the Chilean financial market and the 1-min returns of Facebook stocks, suggest that the volatility effects are only short-run in many cases.

Keywords: higher order dynamics; kernel smoothing; missing observations; portmanteau test; zeros (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C01 C32 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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