Momentum on historical high

Aleksandr Tomtosov

Finance Research Letters, 2024, vol. 69, issue PB

Abstract: This paper decomposes the long side of momentum portfolio holdings by comparing the location of recent prices to historically high prices. Stocks with prices near historical highs represent 45 percent of holdings in momentum and 70 percent of returns. Momentum portfolios formed in the stock universe with stocks closed to historical highs provide 6.2% alpha in comparison with 1.3% for momentum formed from stocks out of historical highs. The historical high momentum portfolio performance is sustainable to control for the lagged momentum of Novy-Marx (2012) and the 52-week high ratio of George and Hwang (2004).

Keywords: Momentum; Factor investing; Portfolio holdings; Price location (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: G11 G12 G14 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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DOI: 10.1016/j.frl.2024.106216

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