Can the Baidu Index predict realized volatility in the Chinese stock market?

Abstract This paper incorporates the Baidu Index into various heterogeneous autoregressive type time series models and shows that the Baidu Index is a superior predictor of realized volatility in the SSE 50 Index. Furthermore, the predictability of the Baidu Index is found to rise as the forecasting...

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Main Authors: Wei Zhang, Kai Yan, Dehua Shen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2021-01-01
Series:Financial Innovation
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s40854-020-00216-y