AI-controlled timing of DAX purchases: Is it possible?

Article by Dr. Christian Jasperneite

Anyone with a little experience of the capital markets feels a great deal of humility every day when it comes to making good timing decisions that add value for the client. Markets are sometimes extremely “noisy” on a daily or weekly basis; decisions to buy and sell at this time level often have an accuracy not unlike a coin toss. As an investor, one is inclined not to give up hope completely when it comes to timing and is always on the lookout for new ways to improve the quality of timing signals. 

One new way of discovering the secret of good timing may be to use artificial intelligence. To get to the bottom of this question, we have teamed up with the Hamburg-based company Faktenkontor. You can find the somewhat astonishing results in the current issue of “Economic Situation and Strategy”.