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Does Unusual News Forecast Market Stress?

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  • Glasserman, Paul
  • Mamaysky, Harry

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An increase in “unusual” news with negative sentiment predicts an increase in stock market volatility. Unusual positive news forecasts lower volatility. Our analysis is based on over 360,000 articles on 50 large financial companies, published during the period of 1996–2014. Unusualness interacted with sentiment forecasts company-specific and aggregate volatility several months ahead. Furthermore, unusual news is reflected more slowly in aggregate volatility than company-specific volatility. News measures from articles explicitly about the “market,” which are more easily accessible to investors, do not forecast volatility. The observed responses of volatility to news may be explained by attention constraints on investors.

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  • Glasserman, Paul & Mamaysky, Harry, 2019. "Does Unusual News Forecast Market Stress?," Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis, Cambridge University Press, vol. 54(5), pages 1937-1974, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:cup:jfinqa:v:54:y:2019:i:05:p:1937-1974_00
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