Science or scientism? On the momentum illusion

IF 0.8 Q4 BUSINESS, FINANCE
Klaus Grobys
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Abstract

This study explores the risk of the traditional momentum strategy in terms of its realized variance using various data frequencies. It is shown that momentum risk is infinite regardless of the data frequency, implying that (a) t-statistics for this strategy do not exist, (b) correlation-based metrics such as Sharpe ratios do not exist either, and (c) the momentum premium is not observable in reality. It is further shown that the time-honored lognormal distribution is unable to accurately model extreme events observed at various variance data frequencies. Finally, it is shown that the well-known effect of time aggregation does not work for this investment vehicle. Hence, the study is forced to conclude that momentum stories have no valid foundation for their claims.

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科学还是科学主义?关于动力幻觉
本研究利用各种数据频率,从已实现方差的角度探讨了传统动量策略的风险。研究表明,无论数据频率如何,动量风险都是无限的,这意味着:(a) 该策略的 t 统计量不存在;(b) 基于相关性的指标(如夏普比率)也不存在;(c) 现实中无法观察到动量溢价。研究进一步表明,历史悠久的对数正态分布无法准确模拟在各种方差数据频率下观察到的极端事件。最后,研究表明,众所周知的时间聚合效应对这种投资工具不起作用。因此,本研究不得不得出结论,动量故事的说法没有有效的依据。
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Annals of Finance
Annals of Finance BUSINESS, FINANCE-
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2.00
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期刊介绍: Annals of Finance provides an outlet for original research in all areas of finance and its applications to other disciplines having a clear and substantive link to the general theme of finance. In particular, innovative research papers of moderate length of the highest quality in all scientific areas that are motivated by the analysis of financial problems will be considered. Annals of Finance''s scope encompasses - but is not limited to - the following areas: accounting and finance, asset pricing, banking and finance, capital markets and finance, computational finance, corporate finance, derivatives, dynamical and chaotic systems in finance, economics and finance, empirical finance, experimental finance, finance and the theory of the firm, financial econometrics, financial institutions, mathematical finance, money and finance, portfolio analysis, regulation, stochastic analysis and finance, stock market analysis, systemic risk and financial stability. Annals of Finance also publishes special issues on any topic in finance and its applications of current interest. A small section, entitled finance notes, will be devoted solely to publishing short articles – up to ten pages in length, of substantial interest in finance. Officially cited as: Ann Finance
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