Volatility forecasting and volatility-timing strategies: A machine learning approach

Dohyun Chun, Hoon Cho and Doojin Ryu

Research in International Business and Finance, 2025, vol. 75, issue C

Abstract: Recent increases in stock price volatility have generated renewed interest in volatility-timing strategies. Based on high-dimensional models including machine learning, we predict stock market volatility and apply them to improve the performance of volatility-timing portfolios. Using various evaluation methods, we verify that those machine learning models have better prediction performances relative to the standard volatility models. Asset allocation results suggest that volatility-timing portfolios constructed using machine learning models tend to outperform the market, with higher average returns during the volatile market period. Our empirical evidence supports the application of machine learning in the construction of volatility-timing portfolios.

Keywords: Asset allocation; Machine learning; Volatility forecasting; Volatility-timing portfolio; Risk management (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C52 C53 C55 G11 G17 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ribaf.2024.102723

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