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Academic Research Insight: Abusing ETFs

Title: ABUSING ETFs Authors: UTPAL BHATTACHARYA, BENJAMIN LOOS, STEFFEN MEYER, ANDREAS HACKETAL Publication: REVIEW OF FINANCE, VOL.21, 2017 (version here) What are the research questions? [...]

Diversification Benefits of Time Series Momentum

Similar to some better-known factors like size and value, time-series momentum is a factor that historically has demonstrated above average excess returns. Time-series momentum, also called trend-momentum or absolute momentum, is measured by a portfolio long assets that have had recent positive returns and short assets that have had recent negative returns. Compare this to the traditional (cross-sectional) momentum factor that considers recent asset performance only relative to other assets. The academic evidence suggests that inclusion of a strategy targeting time-series momentum in a portfolio improves the portfolio’s risk-adjusted returns.

Trend-Following with Valeriy Zakamulin: Moving Average Basics (Part 1)

One of the basic principles of technical analysis is that ``prices move in trends". Traders firmly believe that these trends can be identified in a timely manner and used to generate profits and limit losses. Consequently, trend following is the most widespread market timing strategy; it tries to jump on a trend and ride it. Specifically, when stock prices are trending upward (downward), it's time to buy (sell) the stock. Even though trend following is very simple in concept, its practical realization is complicated. One of the major difficulties is that stock prices fluctuate wildly due to imbalances between supply and demand and due to constant arrival of new information about company fundamentals. These up-and-down fluctuations make it hard to identify turning points in a trend. Moving averages are used to ``smooth" the stock price in order to highlight the underlying trend.

Academic Research Insight: Facts about Factors

Title: FACTS ABOUT FACTORS Authors:        PAULA COCOMA, MEGAN CZASONIS, MARK KRITZMAN, DAVID TURKINGTON Publication: THE JOURNAL OF PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT, SPRING 2017  (version here) [...]

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