We advocate the use of absolute moment ratio statistics in conjunction with standard variance ratio statistics in order to disentangle linear dependence, non-linear dependence, and leptokurtosis in financial time series. Both statistics are computed for multiple return horizons simultaneously, and the results are presented in a comprehensive way using a graphical device. We construct a formal joint testing procedure based on bootstrapped and block-bootstrapped uniform confidence intervals. The methodology is hybrid because it combines a formal testing procedure with volatility curve pattern recognition based on expert opinions. An application to forex data illustrates the procedure
