Google Trends and Stock Returns
(2021) NEKH03 20211Department of Economics
- Abstract
- The purpose of this thesis is to use social data in the form of Google Trends for companies listed on the S&P 100 to see if they contain information that allows us to predict future returns in the stock market. Using econometric models and trading strategies, the predictive power of Google Trends is investigated both if it can predict future stock returns but also if this knowledge can be used to make arbitrage profits above the market. The results of this study are positive, Google Trends can predict future returns of individual companies and it seems that increases in Google Trends for a company on aggregate predict future negative returns. The study also proves that this knowledge can be used to make arbitrage profits in times of... (More)
- The purpose of this thesis is to use social data in the form of Google Trends for companies listed on the S&P 100 to see if they contain information that allows us to predict future returns in the stock market. Using econometric models and trading strategies, the predictive power of Google Trends is investigated both if it can predict future stock returns but also if this knowledge can be used to make arbitrage profits above the market. The results of this study are positive, Google Trends can predict future returns of individual companies and it seems that increases in Google Trends for a company on aggregate predict future negative returns. The study also proves that this knowledge can be used to make arbitrage profits in times of economic stability. (Less)
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- author
- Due Rosén, Daniel LU
- supervisor
- organization
- alternative title
- Google Trender och Aktieavkastning
- course
- NEKH03 20211
- year
- 2021
- type
- M2 - Bachelor Degree
- subject
- keywords
- Social data, Online search queries, Google Trends, Arbitrage profits, Stock market prediction
- language
- English
- id
- 9064082
- date added to LUP
- 2021-10-14 10:15:30
- date last changed
- 2021-10-14 10:15:30
@misc{9064082, abstract = {{The purpose of this thesis is to use social data in the form of Google Trends for companies listed on the S&P 100 to see if they contain information that allows us to predict future returns in the stock market. Using econometric models and trading strategies, the predictive power of Google Trends is investigated both if it can predict future stock returns but also if this knowledge can be used to make arbitrage profits above the market. The results of this study are positive, Google Trends can predict future returns of individual companies and it seems that increases in Google Trends for a company on aggregate predict future negative returns. The study also proves that this knowledge can be used to make arbitrage profits in times of economic stability.}}, author = {{Due Rosén, Daniel}}, language = {{eng}}, note = {{Student Paper}}, title = {{Google Trends and Stock Returns}}, year = {{2021}}, }