By Jack Forehand, CFA (@practicalquant) We often write about factor investing on our blog. We talk about factors like value, momentum, quality and low volatility and their practical use in the real…
Tag: Momentum Investing
Twin Momentum: Combining Fundamental and Price Momentum Together In One Quantitative Model (Ep. 59)
The academic research supporting the momentum factor is very strong. But most of that research focuses on the momentum in a stock’s price. An interesting research paper written by Dashan…
Excess Returns, Ep. 25: An In Depth Look at Momentum Investing
Momentum investing is difficult to understand for many investors. While a concept like value that involves trying to buy stocks at a discount to what they are worth resonates with…
Hulbert: A New Approach to Momentum Investing
New research has shown that a more effective way to profit from the momentum effect is to buy the “hottest” factors rather than the best-performing stocks. This according to a…
Momentum Investing - the What, the Why, the How and the Risks
By Justin Carbonneau (@jjcarbonneau) At the most basic level, momentum investing in the context of security selection can be defined as buying securities that have done the best over the…