Occidental Petroleum Stock Forecast - Simple Exponential Smoothing

OPC Stock   46.15  0.39  0.85%   
The Simple Exponential Smoothing forecasted value of Occidental Petroleum on the next trading day is expected to be 46.15 with a mean absolute deviation of 0.65 and the sum of the absolute errors of 38.88. Occidental Stock Forecast is based on your current time horizon.
  
Occidental Petroleum simple exponential smoothing forecast is a very popular model used to produce a smoothed price series. Whereas in simple Moving Average models the past observations for Occidental Petroleum are weighted equally, Exponential Smoothing assigns exponentially decreasing weights as Occidental Petroleum prices get older.

Occidental Petroleum Simple Exponential Smoothing Price Forecast For the 12th of December 2024

Given 90 days horizon, the Simple Exponential Smoothing forecasted value of Occidental Petroleum on the next trading day is expected to be 46.15 with a mean absolute deviation of 0.65, mean absolute percentage error of 0.70, and the sum of the absolute errors of 38.88.
Please note that although there have been many attempts to predict Occidental Stock prices using its time series forecasting, we generally do not recommend using it to place bets in the real market. The most commonly used models for forecasting predictions are the autoregressive models, which specify that Occidental Petroleum's next future price depends linearly on its previous prices and some stochastic term (i.e., imperfectly predictable multiplier).

Occidental Petroleum Stock Forecast Pattern

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Occidental Petroleum Forecasted Value

In the context of forecasting Occidental Petroleum's Stock value on the next trading day, we examine the predictive performance of the model to find good statistically significant boundaries of downside and upside scenarios. Occidental Petroleum's downside and upside margins for the forecasting period are 44.42 and 47.88, respectively. We have considered Occidental Petroleum's daily market price to evaluate the above model's predictive performance. Remember, however, there is no scientific proof or empirical evidence that traditional linear or nonlinear forecasting models outperform artificial intelligence and frequency domain models to provide accurate forecasts consistently.
Market Value
46.15
46.15
Expected Value
47.88
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Model Predictive Factors

The below table displays some essential indicators generated by the model showing the Simple Exponential Smoothing forecasting method's relative quality and the estimations of the prediction error of Occidental Petroleum stock data series using in forecasting. Note that when a statistical model is used to represent Occidental Petroleum stock, the representation will rarely be exact; so some information will be lost using the model to explain the process. AIC estimates the relative amount of information lost by a given model: the less information a model loses, the higher its quality.
AICAkaike Information Criteria115.917
BiasArithmetic mean of the errors 0.0033
MADMean absolute deviation0.648
MAPEMean absolute percentage error0.0137
SAESum of the absolute errors38.88
This simple exponential smoothing model begins by setting Occidental Petroleum forecast for the second period equal to the observation of the first period. In other words, recent Occidental Petroleum observations are given relatively more weight in forecasting than the older observations.

Predictive Modules for Occidental Petroleum

There are currently many different techniques concerning forecasting the market as a whole, as well as predicting future values of individual securities such as Occidental Petroleum. Regardless of method or technology, however, to accurately forecast the stock market is more a matter of luck rather than a particular technique. Nevertheless, trying to predict the stock market accurately is still an essential part of the overall investment decision process. Using different forecasting techniques and comparing the results might improve your chances of accuracy even though unexpected events may often change the market sentiment and impact your forecasting results.
Sophisticated investors, who have witnessed many market ups and downs, anticipate that the market will even out over time. This tendency of Occidental Petroleum's price to converge to an average value over time is called mean reversion. However, historically, high market prices usually discourage investors that believe in mean reversion to invest, while low prices are viewed as an opportunity to buy.
Hype
Prediction
LowEstimatedHigh
44.4246.1547.88
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Intrinsic
Valuation
LowRealHigh
45.2246.9548.68
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Bollinger
Band Projection (param)
LowMiddleHigh
44.6447.1049.56
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Other Forecasting Options for Occidental Petroleum

For every potential investor in Occidental, whether a beginner or expert, Occidental Petroleum's price movement is the inherent factor that sparks whether it is viable to invest in it or hold it better. Occidental Stock price charts are filled with many 'noises.' These noises can hugely alter the decision one can make regarding investing in Occidental. Basic forecasting techniques help filter out the noise by identifying Occidental Petroleum's price trends.

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Occidental Petroleum Technical and Predictive Analytics

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Occidental Petroleum Market Strength Events

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Occidental Petroleum Risk Indicators

The analysis of Occidental Petroleum's basic risk indicators is one of the essential steps in accurately forecasting its future price. The process involves identifying the amount of risk involved in Occidental Petroleum's investment and either accepting that risk or mitigating it. Along with some essential techniques for forecasting occidental stock prices, we also provide a set of basic risk indicators that can assist in the individual investment decision or help in hedging the risk of your existing portfolios.
Please note, the risk measures we provide can be used independently or collectively to perform a risk assessment. When comparing two potential investments, we recommend comparing similar equities with homogenous growth potential and valuation from related markets to determine which investment holds the most risk.

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