Forecasting Exchange Rates Using Neural Networks for Technical Trading Rules

We examine the performance of artificial neural networks (ANNs) for technical trading rules for forecasting daily exchange rates. The main conclusion of our attempt is that ANNs perform well, and that they are often better than linear models. Furthermore, the precise number of hidden layer units in ANNs appears less important for forecasting performance than is the choice of explanatory variables.

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