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- MakaleAçık Erişim2026Scopus SJRQ2The Effect of Data Types’ on the Performance of Machine Learning Algorithms for Cryptocurrency Prediction
Tanrikulu, Hulusi Mehmet; Pabuccu, Hakan
Forecasting cryptocurrencies as a financial issue is crucial as it provides investors with possible financial benefits. A slight improvement in forecasting performance can lead to increased profitability; Therefore, obtaining a realistic forecast is very important for investors. Bitcoin, frequently mentioned in recent due to its volatility and chaotic behavior, has become an investment tool, especially during and after the COVID-19 pandemic. In this study, selected ML techniques were investigated for predicting cryptocurrency movements by using technical indicator-based data sets and measuring the applicability of the techniques to cryptocurrencies that do not have sufficient historical data. In order to measure the effect of data size, Bitcoin’s last 1 year and 7 years of data were used. Following the related literature, Google trends and the number of tweets were used as input features, in addition to the most commonly used twelve technical indicators. Random Forest, K-Nearest Neighbors, Extreme Gradient Boosting (XGBoost-XGB), Support Vector Machine (SVM), Naive Bayes (NB), Artificial Neural Networks (ANN), and Long-Short-Term Memory (LSTM) network were optimized for best results. Accuracy, F1, and area under the ROC curve values were used to compare the model performance. For continuous data, ANN and SVM performed the best with the highest accuracy and outperformed the other ML models for complete and reduced sets. LSTM reached the best accuracy for trend data, but SVM, NB, and XGB models showed similar performance. The research shows that some indicators significantly affect prediction performance, and the data discretization process also improved the model’s accuracy. While the number of samples affects the results of many ML models, correctly optimized and fine-tuned models may also give excellent results even with less data.
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İncele - MakaleAçık Erişim2024Scopus SJRQ1Feature selection with annealing for forecasting financial time series
Pabuccu, Hakan; Barbu, Adrian
Stock market and cryptocurrency forecasting is very important to investors as they aspire to achieve even the slightest improvement to their buy-or-hold strategies so that they may increase profitability. However, obtaining accurate and reliable predictions is challenging, noting that accuracy does not equate to reliability, especially when financial time-series forecasting is applied owing to its complex and chaotic tendencies. To mitigate this complexity, this study provides a comprehensive method for forecasting financial time series based on tactical input–output feature mapping techniques using machine learning (ML) models. During the prediction process, selecting the relevant indicators is vital to obtaining the desired results. In the financial field, limited attention has been paid to this problem with ML solutions. We investigate the use of feature selection with annealing (FSA) for the first time in this field, and we apply the least absolute shrinkage and selection operator (Lasso) method to select the features from more than 1000 candidates obtained from 26 technical classifiers with different periods and lags. Boruta (BOR) feature selection, a wrapper method, is used as a baseline for comparison. Logistic regression (LR), extreme gradient boosting (XGBoost), and long short-term memory are then applied to the selected features for forecasting purposes using 10 different financial datasets containing cryptocurrencies and stocks. The dependent variables consisted of daily logarithmic returns and trends. The mean-squared error for regression, area under the receiver operating characteristic curve, and classification accuracy were used to evaluate model performance, and the statistical significance of the forecasting results was tested using paired t-tests. Experiments indicate that the FSA algorithm increased the performance of ML models, regardless of problem type. The FSA hybrid models showed better performance and outperformed the other BOR models on seven of the 10 datasets for regression and classification. FSA-based models also outperformed Lasso-based models on six of the 10 datasets for regression and four of the 10 datasets for classification. None of the hybrid BOR models outperformed the hybrid FSA models. Lasso-based models, excluding the LR type, were comparable to the best models for six of the 10 datasets for classification. Detailed experimental analysis indicates that the proposed methodology can forecast returns and their movements efficiently and accurately, providing the field with a useful tool for investors.
AtıfScopus28WoS18OpenAlex32İncele - MakaleYalnız künye2020Scopus SJRQ2Strategy development for the turkish ready-made garment sector using swot analysis – fuzzy topsis method
Ozbek, Ahmet; Pabuccu, Hakan; Esmer, Yusuf
The aim of this study was to integrate SWOT analysis and the fuzzy TOPSIS method to develop a strategy for the Turkish RMG sector. SWOT analysis was used to determine the strengths &weaknesses and opportunities & threats of the sector. New strategies were developed using SWOT analysis data, and then the fuzzy TOPSIS method was used to rank the strategies for the sector. Four strategies were determined: (1) building global brands, (2) providing government incentives to increase the competitive power of the sector, (3) effective use of e-commerce, and (4) transforming the sector into an attractive business area for young people. Empirical results indicate that the third strategy is ideal for the sector. However, SWOT analysis falls short of determining strategies for any sector. The ability of strategy making processes to yield positive outcomes depends largely on managers’ participation in decision-making processes. Fuzzy TOPSIS was used to model the inherent uncertainty in human knowledge and behaviour and to incorporate sector managers’ views into the system to assess alternatives that integrate SWOT.
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