Sparsity-enhanced wavelet transform with dynamic thresholding for financial time series denoising
摘要
Financial time series data are characterized by significant noise and volatility, complicating accurate analysis and forecasting. Conventional denoising techniques often struggle with these datasets’ non-stationary, high-frequency noise. To address this, we propose SWiFTS-D, the first method to combine TCN-driven dynamic thresholding with Elastic Net regularization in a wavelet framework for financial denoising. This novel approach integrates sparsity-enhanced wavelet transforms with dynamic thresholding, utilizing a Temporal Convolutional Network (TCN) for adaptive threshold prediction and Elastic Net regularization for feature selection. This approach dynamically adjusts to changing market conditions. SWiFTS-D offers three key contributions: Adaptive volatility-aware denoising through a TCN-based dynamic thresholding algorithm that adjusts in real-time to market conditions; Sparsity-enhanced feature selection using Elastic Net regularization on thresholded coefficients to retain economically significant patterns; Continuous learning that recalibrates wavelet bases and thresholds via statistical optimization. Experiments across diverse financial datasets, including Bitcoin, Ethereum, EUR/USD, MSFT, and Crude Oil, demonstrate that SWiFTS-D outperforms traditional methods, achieving superior signal-to-noise ratio (SNR improvements of 14.5–54.7%), peak signal-to-noise ratio (PSNR gains of 13.3–55.5%), and correlation metrics. SWiFTS-D provides a robust tool for financial analytics with applications in algorithmic trading, risk management, and economic trend analysis.