Asymptotic Invariance of Kelly Allocation Under Power-Law Asset Dynamics: Evidence from Bitcoin

📅 2026-09-18
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研究在资产价格遵循幂律轨迹变动时,如何通过凯利公式确定最优投资比例,并利用比特币数据验证模型中波动率指数的稳定性。
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We examine log-optimal portfolio allocation when the long-run price of an asset follows a power-law trajectory, $P(t)=At^α$, and its instantaneous return variance decays as $σ^2(t)=σ_0^2 t^{-2γ}$. Under a zero risk-free-rate benchmark, the continuous-time Kelly fraction scales as $K^\ast(t)=(α/σ_0^2)t^{2γ-1}$. Exact temporal invariance therefore occurs when $γ=1/2$, whereas deviations from this value produce systematic age dependence in the allocation. We propose a scaling hypothesis connecting growth in network participation, effective market liquidity, and declining volatility. Under a specified set of scaling assumptions, this model predicts the benchmark exponent $γ=1/2$. Using historical daily Bitcoin prices, we estimate the power-law price exponent and examine the sensitivity of the volatility exponent to the length of the rolling window. For windows of four to nine years, the estimated volatility exponents have an arithmetic mean of 0.53 and a cross-window standard deviation of approximately 0.03. Because these estimates are obtained from overlapping observations and the same underlying price history, this spread is interpreted as a measure of model sensitivity rather than a formal confidence interval. Finally, we show that a time-dependent multiplicative contribution to return variance generally breaks exact Kelly invariance. We illustrate this result using a scenario in which Bitcoin transaction-fee variability affects the effective variance process. The results identify the conditions under which log-optimal allocation can remain stable under non-stationary power-law asset dynamics and clarify the assumptions required when applying this result to Bitcoin.
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log-optimal portfolio
power-law asset dynamics
Kelly allocation
Bitcoin
volatility exponent
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Power-Law Asset Dynamics
Log-Optimal Portfolio Allocation
Kelly Criterion
Bitcoin Volatility
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