…group invests using a number of ‘factors’ — that is, fundamental criteria that measure valuation, momentum, financial strength and other stock qualities.” Investing based on these factors tends to lead…
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Will This Rally Be Different?
…it was when the market bottomed in mid-February). Momentum of the U.S. economy is helping to boost the market this year more so than in 2015, when the economy was…
Making the Most of Market Anomalies
…investors. The best returns are from “companies whose insiders are buying and short interest is decreasing.” Momentum:Momentum seems to work best when viewed over a 12-month period. Reversals are typically…
Guru Stock Screen of the Week: The Top Momentum Plays in Today's Market
…Dreman, Joel Greenblatt and others. This week’s screen is based on Validea’s Momentum strategy, which looks for companies with strong price momentum and EPS growth that is coupled with high…
The "Hurry Up And Kiss Me" Market
…But it seems to me that any time the momentum really starts to gain, and we get to the point where those who’ve been afraid of getting hurt again are…
Tepper, Dalio, Gundlach on Opportunities and Risks in Today’s Market
…chief investment officer of the Carlyle Group, compares the US economy to a “slow-moving freight train, it has underlying strength and momentum. Though we expect anemic 1% growth this year,…
The Payoff and Perils of Momentum-based Stocks
…contributing to momentum’s effectiveness. The chart below shows the long term performance difference between small and large companies with strong momentum and small and large companies with low momentum. The…
Motley Fool's Gardner: "Buy High and Try Not to Sell at All"
…have been “first movers” — that is, they have led the way in changing important industries — and whose shares have strong momentum. If these companies have strong management, they…
Guru Stock Screen of the Week: Top Rated Guru-Approved Financials
…Dreman, Joel Greenblatt and others. This week’s screen looks for the top scoring financial stocks that have strong price momentum and decent dividend yields. Many financials have underperformed over the…
Active Managers Face Tough Climb, But Some Worry About Growth of Index Funds
…to have a perverse effect,” as consultant Denis Bastin put it. Amin Rajan of Create Research points to momentum and concentration as potentially problematic index fund impacts: “passive means cheap,…