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title:
 
A Behavioral Fuzzy Model for Analysis of Overreaction and Underreaction in the Brazilian Stock Market
publication:
 
JCIS-2006 Proceedings
part of series:
  Advances in Intelligent Systems Research
ISBN:
  978-90-78677-01-7
ISSN:
  1951-6851
DOI:
  doi:10.2991/jcis.2006.26 (how to use a DOI)
author(s):
 
Renato Aguiar, Roberto Moura Sales, Lucy Sousa
corresponding author:
 
Renato Aguiar
publication date:
 
October 2006
keywords:
 
Overreaction, Underreaction, Fuzzy Sets, Behavioral Finance, Stock Classification
abstract:
 
In this paper empirical tests for the overreaction and underreaction hypothesis in the Brazilian stock market are presented. For these tests, due to the complexity of these phenomena, a new model based on the fuzzy set theory is proposed. It is shown that such model is strongly connected with two heuristics of behavioral finance: representativeness and anchoring. The proposed model is used to form portfolios based on financial indexes of open firms. The analysis is applied for stocks from petrol/petrochemical and textile firms, with financial indexes ranging from 1994 to 2005.
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