Article-23677-EGARCH-MQL5-V.../EGARCH_Demo.mq5
2026-07-24 23:03:06 +02:00

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//| EGARCH_Demo.mq5 |
//| Copyright 2025, MetaQuotes Ltd. |
//| https://www.mql5.com |
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#property copyright "Copyright 2025, MetaQuotes Ltd."
#property link "https://www.mql5.com"
#property version "1.00"
#property script_show_inputs
#define __SLSQP__
#include "Arch\univariate\mean.mqh"
#resource "SPY2017.csv" as string equity_data
//--- Input parameters for script customization
input double ScaleFactor = 100.; //--- Rescaling multiplier to prevent optimizer underflow
input ulong _P_ = 1; //--- Short-term ARCH lag order
input ulong _O_ = 0; //--- Asymmetric term
input ulong _Q_ = 1; //--- Long-term variance persistence GARCH lag order
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//| Script program start function |
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void OnStart()
{
//---
vector prices;
//--- --- Step 1: Historical Data Fetch ---
matrix data = np::readcsv_from_string(equity_data,false,",",true,0);
prices = data.Col(1);
//--- --- Step 2: Transform Prices to Returns ---
//--- Map closing prices to logarithmic space
prices = log(prices);
//--- Compute log returns: r_t = ln(P_t) - ln(P_{t-1})
vector returns = np::diff(prices);
//--- --- Step 3: Base Model Configuration Setup ---
//--- Initialize core specification fields mapping onto the EGARCH container
ArchParameters egarch_spec;
//--- Apply the scaling factor (multiplying by 100 scales returns to percentage form)
egarch_spec.observations = ScaleFactor * returns;
egarch_spec.vol_model_type = VOL_EGARCH;
egarch_spec.garch_p = _P_;
egarch_spec.garch_o = _O_;
egarch_spec.garch_q = _Q_;
//--- --- Step 5: Model Initialization ---
//--- Instantiate the continuous tracking constant mean container wrapper
ZeroMean egarch_model;
//--- Pass structural parameters down into the optimization initialization routine
if(!egarch_model.initialize(egarch_spec))
return;
//--- --- Step 6: Parameter Optimization (Fitting) ---
//--- Trigger the non-linear execution optimizer loop (SLSQP engine solver)
ArchModelResult egarch_params = egarch_model.fit();
//--- --- Step 7: Optimization Convergence Guard ---
//--- Verify that the resulting parameters array size matches the model criteria configurations
if(!egarch_params.params.Size())
{
Print("Convergence failed ", GetLastError());
return;
}
//--- Prepare output of model parameters
string pnames = egarch_model.volatility().parameterNames();
string vol_parameter_labels[];
//--- Organize parameter names into array for display
int labels = StringSplit(pnames,StringGetCharacter(",",0),vol_parameter_labels);
//--- Check number of labels is equal to number of model parameters
if(labels != int(egarch_params.params.Size()))
return;
//--- --- Step 8: Results Output Extraction ---
//--- Print optimal target parameter solutions to the MT5 journal
Print("EGARCH model parameters");
PrintFormat("%10s %10s %10s","Name","Value","Pvalue");
//--- Extract statistical asymptotic standard deviation errors mapped out to individual p-values
vector pv = egarch_params.pvalues();
for(ulong i = 0; i < pv.Size(); ++i)
{
//--- Log individual calculated p-values step-by-step to evaluate structural significance
PrintFormat("%10s %10.4f %10.4f",vol_parameter_labels[i], egarch_params.params[i],pv[i]);
}
}
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