ResidualMomentum · Momentum · Blitz, Huij and Martens (2011)

Momentum based on FF3 residuals

Long minus short quintile portfolio, value-weighted, market-adjusted. Quarterly, 1930Q3 to 2024Q4.

Expected return · posterior mean, % per quarter
Next quarter
1.72%
95% interval 1.14% to 2.30%
Next year
1.72%
95% interval 1.14% to 2.29%
Next five years
1.72%
95% interval 1.14% to 2.28%

Cumulative market-adjusted return

+57,240% since 1930Q3 · log scale

Past performance, annualized

Window Mean Vol. Sharpe t
1930Q3–2024Q4 7.40% 11.29% 0.66 6.37
2020Q1–2024Q4 5.22% 11.66% 0.45 1.00
2024Q1–2024Q4 10.89% 16.59% 0.66 0.66

Forecast Sharpe ratio, per quarter

Horizon Mean 95% interval P(neg)
Next quarter 0.305 0.201 – 0.407 0.00
Next year 0.305 0.201 – 0.406 0.00
Next five years 0.305 0.200 – 0.404 0.00
Category
Momentum
Form
Continuous
Data
Price
Predicted sign
Positive
Original sample
1930–2009