Application of State Models in a Binary–Temporal Representation for the Prediction and Modelling of Crude Oil Prices

Crude oil prices have a key meaning for the economies of most countries. Their levels shape the general production costs in many sectors. Oil prices are also a base for financial derivatives like CFD contracts, which are popular nowadays. Due to these reasons, the possibility of an effective predict...

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Main Authors: Michał Dominik Stasiak, Żaneta Staszak, Joanna Siwek, Dawid Wojcieszak
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author Michał Dominik Stasiak
Żaneta Staszak
Joanna Siwek
Dawid Wojcieszak
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description Crude oil prices have a key meaning for the economies of most countries. Their levels shape the general production costs in many sectors. Oil prices are also a base for financial derivatives like CFD contracts, which are popular nowadays. Due to these reasons, the possibility of an effective prediction of the direction of future changes in the price of crude oil is especially significant. Most existing works focus on the analysis of daily closing prices. This kind of approach results, on the one hand, in losing important information about the dynamics of changes during the day. On the other hand, it does not allow for the modelling of short-term price changes that are especially important in cases of financial derivatives having crude oil as their base instrument. The goal of the following article is the analysis of possible applications of a binary–temporal representation in the modelling and construction of effective decision support systems on the crude oil market. The analysis encompasses all researched state models, e.g., those applying mean and trend analysis. Also, the selection of parameters was optimized for Brent crude oil rates. The presented research confirms the high effectiveness of our state modelling system in predicting oil prices on a level that allows for the construction of financially effective investment decision support systems. The obtained results were verified based on proper backtests from different quotation periods. The presented results can be used both in scientific analyses and in the construction of investment support tools for the crude oil market.
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spelling doaj-art-8cbd864770324cd3aa5a3fed0cca6c0a2025-08-20T02:48:06ZengMDPI AGEnergies1996-10732025-02-0118369110.3390/en18030691Application of State Models in a Binary–Temporal Representation for the Prediction and Modelling of Crude Oil PricesMichał Dominik Stasiak0Żaneta Staszak1Joanna Siwek2Dawid Wojcieszak3Department of Investment and Real Estate, Poznań University of Economics and Business, al. Niepodleglosci 10, 61-875 Poznań, PolandThe Faculty of Civil and Transport Engineering, Poznan University of Technology, 5 M. Skłodowska-Curie Square, 60-965 Poznań, PolandFaculty of Mathematics and Computer Science, Department of Artificial Intelligence, Adam Mickiewicz University, Uniwersytetu Poznańskiego 4, 61-614 Poznań, PolandDepartment of Biosystems Engineering, Poznań University of Life Sciences, ul. Wojska Polskiego 50, 60-627 Poznań, PolandCrude oil prices have a key meaning for the economies of most countries. Their levels shape the general production costs in many sectors. Oil prices are also a base for financial derivatives like CFD contracts, which are popular nowadays. Due to these reasons, the possibility of an effective prediction of the direction of future changes in the price of crude oil is especially significant. Most existing works focus on the analysis of daily closing prices. This kind of approach results, on the one hand, in losing important information about the dynamics of changes during the day. On the other hand, it does not allow for the modelling of short-term price changes that are especially important in cases of financial derivatives having crude oil as their base instrument. The goal of the following article is the analysis of possible applications of a binary–temporal representation in the modelling and construction of effective decision support systems on the crude oil market. The analysis encompasses all researched state models, e.g., those applying mean and trend analysis. Also, the selection of parameters was optimized for Brent crude oil rates. The presented research confirms the high effectiveness of our state modelling system in predicting oil prices on a level that allows for the construction of financially effective investment decision support systems. The obtained results were verified based on proper backtests from different quotation periods. The presented results can be used both in scientific analyses and in the construction of investment support tools for the crude oil market.https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/18/3/691oil marketoil price forecastingstate modellinginvestment decision support
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Application of State Models in a Binary–Temporal Representation for the Prediction and Modelling of Crude Oil Prices
Energies
oil market
oil price forecasting
state modelling
investment decision support
title Application of State Models in a Binary–Temporal Representation for the Prediction and Modelling of Crude Oil Prices
title_full Application of State Models in a Binary–Temporal Representation for the Prediction and Modelling of Crude Oil Prices
title_fullStr Application of State Models in a Binary–Temporal Representation for the Prediction and Modelling of Crude Oil Prices
title_full_unstemmed Application of State Models in a Binary–Temporal Representation for the Prediction and Modelling of Crude Oil Prices
title_short Application of State Models in a Binary–Temporal Representation for the Prediction and Modelling of Crude Oil Prices
title_sort application of state models in a binary temporal representation for the prediction and modelling of crude oil prices
topic oil market
oil price forecasting
state modelling
investment decision support
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