Filtering amplitude dependence of correlation dynamics in complex systems: application to the cryptocurrency market

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The paper provides valuable insights into cryptocurrency market correlation structure that are directly relevant to quantitative trading. Key contributions include: (1) demonstrating that medium-scale fluctuations exhibit stronger correlations than large-scale ones, which has implications for diversification strategies; (2) showing that network topology changes dramatically during market crashes, which is critical for risk management; (3) identifying the declining dominance of BTC and emergence of other assets as network hubs, relevant for factor-based strategies; (4) providing a framework for fluctuation-amplitude-aware portfolio construction. However, the paper does not present concrete trading strategies, backtests, or performance metrics. The practical implementation requires significant additional work to translate the topological findings into actionable trading signals. The methodology is computationally intensive for real-time application across 140 assets.

The methodology involves multiple sophisticated components: (1) MFCCA implementation with polynomial detrending for 140 time series pairs (9,730 pairs per window); (2) construction of q-dependent correlation matrices and distance matrices; (3) MST construction via Kruskal/Prim algorithms; (4) spectral decomposition of correlation matrices; (5) computation of network metrics (node degree, average path length, Shannon entropy); (6) graph distance metrics (DeltaCon0, resistance perturbation distance); (7) rolling window analysis over ~1,357 windows; (8) regression-based filtering of the market factor. The mathematical framework is well-defined but requires careful implementation, particularly the sign function handling in fluctuation functions and the proper treatment of q-dependent moments. Computational cost is significant due to the O(N²) pairwise computations across many rolling windows and time scales.

The paper provides detailed mathematical formulations for MFCCA, ρ(q,s), and qMST construction. Data is available in an open repository (DOI: 10.18150/WPGY4R). The full list of 140 cryptocurrency tickers with sector classifications is provided in Appendix A. Specific parameters (q=1, q=4, s=10, 7-day rolling window, 1-day step) are clearly stated. However, no code repository is explicitly linked, and some implementation details (e.g., polynomial order for detrending, exact Kruskal/Prim implementation) could be more explicit.