Fast on-line changepoint detection using heavily-weighted CUSUM and veto-based decision rules

Fabrizio Ghezzi, Eduardo Rossi and Lorenzo Trapani

Journal of Econometrics, 2025, vol. 251, issue C

Abstract: We study on-line changepoint detection in the context of a linear regression model, developing two novel contributions. Firstly, we propose a class of heavily weighted statistics based on the CUSUM process of the regression residuals, which are specifically designed to ensure timely detection of breaks occurring early on during the monitoring horizon. Secondly, we develop a class of composite statistics using different weighting schemes; the decision rule to mark a changepoint is based on the largest statistic across the various weights, thus effectively working like a “veto-based” voting mechanism, which ensures fast detection irrespective of the location of the changepoint. Our theory is derived under a very general form of weak dependence, thus being able to apply our tests to virtually all time series encountered in economics, finance, and other applied sciences. Monte Carlo simulations and an application to financial data show that our methodologies are able to control the procedure-wise Type I Error, and have short detection delays in the presence of breaks.

Keywords: Sequential changepoint detection; Heavily weighted CUSUM process; Veto-based decision rules (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jeconom.2025.106071

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