TY  - JOUR
AU  - Bartolozzi, M.
AU  - Drozdz, S.
AU  - Leinweber, D. B.
AU  - Speth, J.
AU  - Thomas, A. W.
TI  - Self-Similar Log-Periodic Structures in Western Stock Markets from 2000
JO  - International journal of modern physics / C
VL  - 16
SN  - 0129-1831
CY  - Singapore [u.a.]
PB  - World Scientific
M1  - PreJuSER-50432
SP  - 1347 - 1361
PY  - 2005
N1  - Record converted from VDB: 12.11.2012
AB  - The presence of log-periodic structures before and after stock market crashes is considered to be an imprint of an intrinsic discrete scale invariance (DSI) in this complex system. The fractal framework of the theory leaves open the possibility of observing self-similar log-periodic structures at different time scales. In the present work, we analyze the daily closures of four of the most important indices worldwide since 2000: the DAX for Germany and the NASDAQ-100, the S&P 500 and the Dow Jones for the United States. The qualitative behavior of these different markets is similar during the temporal frame studied. Evidence is found for decelerating log-periodic oscillations of duration about two years and starting in September 2000. Moreover, a nested sub-structure starting in May 2002 is revealed, bringing more evidence to support the hypothesis of self-similar, log-periodic behavior. Ongoing log-periodic oscillations are also revealed. A Lomb analysis over the aforementioned periods indicates a preferential scaling factor lambda similar to 2. Higher order harmonics are also present. The spectral pattern of the data has been found to be similar to that of a Weierstrass-type function, used as a prototype of a log-periodic fractal function.
KW  - J (WoSType)
LB  - PUB:(DE-HGF)16
UR  - <Go to ISI:>//WOS:000232638300002
DO  - DOI:10.1142/S0129183105007972
UR  - https://juser.fz-juelich.de/record/50432
ER  -