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Revisiting the Performance of MACD and RSI Oscillators

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  • Terence Tai-Leung Chong

    (Hong Kong Institute of Asia-Pacific Studies, Department of Economics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong, China
    Department of International Economics and Trade, Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210093, China)

  • Wing-Kam Ng

    (Department of Economics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China)

  • Venus Khim-Sen Liew

    (Faculty of Economics and Business, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, Sarawak, Malaysia)

Abstract

Chong and Ng (2008) find that the Moving Average Convergence–Divergence ( MACD ) and Relative Strength Index ( RSI ) rules can generate excess return in the London Stock Exchange. This paper revisits the performance of the two trading rules in the stock markets of five other OECD countries. It is found that the MACD (12,26,0) and RSI (21,50) rules consistently generate significant abnormal returns in the Milan Comit General and the S&P/TSX Composite Index. In addition, the RSI (14,30/70) rule is also profitable in the Dow Jones Industrials Index. The results shed some light on investors’ belief in these two technical indicators in different developed markets.

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  • Terence Tai-Leung Chong & Wing-Kam Ng & Venus Khim-Sen Liew, 2014. "Revisiting the Performance of MACD and RSI Oscillators," JRFM, MDPI, vol. 7(1), pages 1-12, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jjrfmx:v:7:y:2014:i:1:p:1-12:d:33440
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    relative strength index; trading rules; moving average convergence–divergence;
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