Stock market is considered chaotic, complex, volatile and dynamic. Undoubtedly, its prediction is one of the most challenging tasks in time series forecasting. Moreover existing Artificial Neural Network (ANN) approaches fail to provide encouraging results. Meanwhile advances in machine learning have presented favourable results for speech recognition, image classification and language processing. We evaluate First Citizens BancShares prediction models with Deductive Inference (ML) and Statistical Hypothesis Testing1,2,3,4 and conclude that the FCNCA stock is predictable in the short/long term. According to price forecasts for (n+4 weeks) period: The dominant strategy among neural network is to Sell FCNCA stock.

Keywords: FCNCA, First Citizens BancShares, stock forecast, machine learning based prediction, risk rating, buy-sell behaviour, stock analysis, target price analysis, options and futures.

## Key Points

1. What is Markov decision process in reinforcement learning?
2. Can neural networks predict stock market?
3. What are the most successful trading algorithms?

## FCNCA Target Price Prediction Modeling Methodology

Prediction of stock market is a long-time attractive topic to researchers from different fields. In particular, numerous studies have been conducted to predict the movement of stock market using machine learning algorithms such as support vector machine (SVM) and reinforcement learning. In this project, we propose a new prediction algorithm that exploits the temporal correlation among global stock markets and various financial products to predict the next-day stock trend. We consider First Citizens BancShares Stock Decision Process with Statistical Hypothesis Testing where A is the set of discrete actions of FCNCA stock holders, F is the set of discrete states, P : S × F × S → R is the transition probability distribution, R : S × F → R is the reaction function, and γ ∈ [0, 1] is a move factor for expectation.1,2,3,4

F(Statistical Hypothesis Testing)5,6,7= $\begin{array}{cccc}{p}_{a1}& {p}_{a2}& \dots & {p}_{1n}\\ & ⋮\\ {p}_{j1}& {p}_{j2}& \dots & {p}_{jn}\\ & ⋮\\ {p}_{k1}& {p}_{k2}& \dots & {p}_{kn}\\ & ⋮\\ {p}_{n1}& {p}_{n2}& \dots & {p}_{nn}\end{array}$ X R(Deductive Inference (ML)) X S(n):→ (n+4 weeks) $∑ i = 1 n a i$

n:Time series to forecast

p:Price signals of FCNCA stock

j:Nash equilibria

k:Dominated move

a:Best response for target price

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## FCNCA Stock Forecast (Buy or Sell) for (n+4 weeks)

Sample Set: Neural Network
Stock/Index: FCNCA First Citizens BancShares
Time series to forecast n: 13 Sep 2022 for (n+4 weeks)

According to price forecasts for (n+4 weeks) period: The dominant strategy among neural network is to Sell FCNCA stock.

X axis: *Likelihood% (The higher the percentage value, the more likely the event will occur.)

Y axis: *Potential Impact% (The higher the percentage value, the more likely the price will deviate.)

Z axis (Yellow to Green): *Technical Analysis%

## Conclusions

First Citizens BancShares assigned short-term Ba3 & long-term B1 forecasted stock rating. We evaluate the prediction models Deductive Inference (ML) with Statistical Hypothesis Testing1,2,3,4 and conclude that the FCNCA stock is predictable in the short/long term. According to price forecasts for (n+4 weeks) period: The dominant strategy among neural network is to Sell FCNCA stock.

### Financial State Forecast for FCNCA Stock Options & Futures

Rating Short-Term Long-Term Senior
Outlook*Ba3B1
Operational Risk 6949
Market Risk4989
Technical Analysis8560
Fundamental Analysis3835
Risk Unsystematic7547

### Prediction Confidence Score

Trust metric by Neural Network: 92 out of 100 with 721 signals.

## References

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Frequently Asked QuestionsQ: What is the prediction methodology for FCNCA stock?
A: FCNCA stock prediction methodology: We evaluate the prediction models Deductive Inference (ML) and Statistical Hypothesis Testing
Q: Is FCNCA stock a buy or sell?
A: The dominant strategy among neural network is to Sell FCNCA Stock.
Q: Is First Citizens BancShares stock a good investment?
A: The consensus rating for First Citizens BancShares is Sell and assigned short-term Ba3 & long-term B1 forecasted stock rating.
Q: What is the consensus rating of FCNCA stock?
A: The consensus rating for FCNCA is Sell.
Q: What is the prediction period for FCNCA stock?
A: The prediction period for FCNCA is (n+4 weeks)