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<p style="text-align:justify;">Technical analysis is widely accepted tool in professional place which is frequently used for investment decisions. Technical analysis beliefs that there exist patterns and trends and by capturing trends and patterns one can bless with above average profits. We test two technical strategies: Moving averages and Trading Range to question, either these techniques can yield profitable returns with the help of historical data. Representative daily indices of Four countries namely Pakistan, India, Srilanka, Bangladesh ranging from 1997 to 2011 have been examined. In case of Moving Average Rule, both simple and exponential averages have been examined to test eleven different short term and&nbsp;long term&nbsp;rules with and without band condition. Our results delivered that buy signals generate consistent&nbsp;above average&nbsp;returns for&nbsp;the all&nbsp;sub periods&nbsp;and sell signals generate lower returns than the normal returns.&nbsp;&nbsp;Intriguing&nbsp;observation is that Exponential average generates higher returns than the Simple Average. The results of Trading Range Break strategy are parallel with Moving average Method. However, Trading Range Strategy found not to give higher average higher return when compared with Moving Averages Rules and degree of volatility in returns is higher when compared with moving Average rule. In&nbsp;attempt&nbsp;to conclude, there exist patterns and trends that yield above average and below average returns which justify the validity of technical analysis.</p>

Testing Technical Trading Rules: Evidence from SAARC Countries

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