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A Counterfactual Diagnostic Framework for Explaining KS Deterioration in Credit Risk Model Validation

The Kolmogorov-Smirnov (KS) statistic is widely used in credit risk model monitoring and validation to assess discriminatory power. In practice, a material decline in KS often triggers governance review and requires validation teams to identify the breach source and the potential business risk. Howe

Street Traders Math 4.5 Rigor 6.5 ·  April 13, 2026

A Volume-Price-Adjusted MACD Trading Strategy with Sensitivity Calibration for U.S. Equity Indices

Traditional moving average convergence divergence (MACD) trading rules are often constrained by signal lag and susceptibility to false signals. To address these limitations, this study develops a volume-price-adjusted MACD (VP-MACD) framework that incorporates volume, volatility, and intraday price

Street Traders Math 3.5 Rigor 7 ·  April 1, 2026

Beyond Polarity: Multi-Dimensional LLM Sentiment Signals for WTI Crude Oil Futures Return Prediction

Forecasting crude oil prices remains challenging because market-relevant information is embedded in large volumes of unstructured news and is not fully captured by traditional polarity-based sentiment measures. This paper examines whether multi-dimensional sentiment signals extracted by large langua

Street Traders Math 2.5 Rigor 6.5 ·  March 12, 2026

Could Large Language Models work as Post-hoc Explainability Tools in Credit Risk Models?

Post-hoc explainability is central to credit risk model governance, yet widely used tools such as coefficient-based attributions and SHapley Additive exPlanations (SHAP) often produce numerical outputs that are difficult to communicate to non-technical stakeholders. This paper investigates whether l

Street Traders Math 2.5 Rigor 6.5 ·  February 21, 2026

SHAP Stability in Credit Risk Management: A Case Study in Credit Card Default Model

The increasing development in the consumer credit card market brings substantial regulatory and risk management challenges. The advanced machine learning models applications bring concerns about model transparency and fairness for both financial institutions and regulatory departments. In this study

Street Traders Math 2.5 Rigor 6.5 ·  August 3, 2025

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