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A Novel Hybrid Deep Learning Method for Accurate Exchange Rate Prediction

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  • Farhat Iqbal

    (Department of Mathematics, College of Science, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam P.O. Box 1982, Saudi Arabia
    Basic and Applied Scientific Research Center, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam P.O. Box 1982, Saudi Arabia)

  • Dimitrios Koutmos

    (Department of Accounting, Finance, and Business Law, College of Business, Texas A&M University—Corpus Christi, 6300 Ocean Dr., Corpus Christi, TX 78412, USA
    Texas A&M University System—RELLIS Science & Tech. Center, 3478 TAMU, College Station, TX 77843, USA)

  • Eman A. Ahmed

    (Department of Mathematics, College of Science, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam P.O. Box 1982, Saudi Arabia
    Basic and Applied Scientific Research Center, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam P.O. Box 1982, Saudi Arabia)

  • Lulwah M. Al-Essa

    (Department of Mathematics, College of Science, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam P.O. Box 1982, Saudi Arabia
    Basic and Applied Scientific Research Center, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam P.O. Box 1982, Saudi Arabia)

Abstract

The global foreign exchange (FX) market represents a critical and sizeable component of our financial system. It is a market where firms and investors engage in both speculative trading and hedging. Over the years, there has been a growing interest in FX modeling and prediction. Recently, machine learning (ML) and deep learning (DL) techniques have shown promising results in enhancing predictive accuracy. Motivated by the growing size of the FX market, as well as advancements in ML, we propose a novel forecasting framework, the MVO-BiGRU model, which integrates variational mode decomposition (VMD), data augmentation, Optuna-optimized hyperparameters, and bidirectional GRU algorithms for monthly FX rate forecasting. The data augmentation in the Prevention module significantly increases the variety of data combinations, effectively reducing overfitting issues, while the Optuna optimization ensures optimal model configuration for enhanced performance. Our study’s contributions include the development of the MVO-BiGRU model, as well as the insights gained from its application in FX markets. Our findings demonstrate that the MVO-BiGRU model can successfully avoid overfitting and achieve the highest accuracy in out-of-sample forecasting, while outperforming benchmark models across multiple assessment criteria. These findings offer valuable insights for implementing ML and DL models on low-frequency time series data, where artificial data augmentation can be challenging.

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  • Farhat Iqbal & Dimitrios Koutmos & Eman A. Ahmed & Lulwah M. Al-Essa, 2024. "A Novel Hybrid Deep Learning Method for Accurate Exchange Rate Prediction," Risks, MDPI, vol. 12(9), pages 1-20, August.
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