PriceDelayRsq · Lead lag · Hou and Moskowitz (2005)

Price delay r square

Long minus short quintile portfolio, value-weighted, market-adjusted. Quarterly, 1927Q4 to 2024Q2.

Expected return · posterior mean, % per quarter
Next quarter
−1.19%
95% interval −2.79% to 0.12%
Next year
−1.04%
95% interval −2.41% to 0.10%
Next five years
−0.61%
95% interval −1.48% to 0.12%

Cumulative market-adjusted return

−90% since 1927Q4 · log scale

Past performance, annualized

Window Mean Vol. Sharpe t
1927Q4–2024Q2 −1.63% 12.06% −0.14 −1.33
2019Q3–2024Q2 −14.28% 10.72% −1.33 −2.98
2023Q3–2024Q2 −22.17% 9.81% −2.26 −2.26

Forecast Sharpe ratio, per quarter

Horizon Mean 95% interval P(neg)
Next quarter −0.198 −0.468 – 0.020 0.95
Next year −0.173 −0.403 – 0.016 0.96
Next five years −0.101 −0.246 – 0.020 0.95
Category
Lead lag
Form
Continuous
Data
Price
Predicted sign
Positive
Original sample
1964–2001