MomRev · Momentum · Chan and Ko (2006)

Momentum and LT Reversal

Long minus short portfolio using the original paper's sort and weighting, market-adjusted. Quarterly, 1929Q1 to 2024Q4.

Expected return · posterior mean, % per quarter
Next quarter
−0.10%
95% interval −2.46% to 2.18%
Next year
0.24%
95% interval −1.89% to 2.29%
Next five years
1.25%
95% interval −0.59% to 2.88%

OAP publishes no uniform quintile or decile portfolios for this signal, so only the paper's original portfolio convention is shown.

Cumulative market-adjusted return

+41,502% since 1929Q1 · log scale

Past performance, annualized

Window Mean Vol. Sharpe t
1929Q1–2024Q4 8.89% 22.16% 0.40 3.93
2020Q1–2024Q4 18.22% 36.29% 0.50 1.12
2024Q1–2024Q4 −33.70% 60.66% −0.56 −0.56

Forecast Sharpe ratio, per quarter

Horizon Mean 95% interval P(neg)
Next quarter −0.010 −0.228 – 0.197 0.53
Next year 0.022 −0.174 – 0.207 0.41
Next five years 0.113 −0.053 – 0.260 0.09
Category
Momentum
Form
Discrete
Data
Price
Predicted sign
Positive
Original sample
1965–2001