Momentum and reversals: Are they really separate phenomena?
Tsung-Yu Chen,
Pin-Huang Chou and
Nien-Tzu Yang
Finance Research Letters, 2020, vol. 32, issue C
Abstract:
The literature has long debated the co-existence of intermediate-term momentum and long-term return reversals. Recent studies propose several theories to isolate momentum from reversals. This paper provides comprehensive analyses to examine whether intermediate-term momentum and long-term return reversals are really separate phenomena. We show that although these theories all capture a significant fraction of stock returns, the standard Jegadeesh–Titman momentum strategy still generates significant profits in the intermediate term, which are followed by long-term reversals after controlling for these alternative effects. Thus, the co-existence of intermediate-term momentum and long-term reversals remains a distinct phenomenon that is independent of recent theories.
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Date: 2020
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DOI: 10.1016/j.frl.2019.02.002
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