Is the 52-week high effect as strong as momentum? Evidence from developed and emerging market indices
Abstract
Existing research shows that a strategy based on the 52-week high prices of individual stocks explains momentum and is able to forecast returns. Given that the momentum strategy based on international market indices is also known to be profitable, we investigate the profitability of the 52-week high strategy for both developed and emerging market indices. In each case, we find that the momentum strategy is significantly more profitable than the corresponding 52-week high strategy. In general, our results indicate that the 52-week high effect is not as reliable or as robust as the momentum effect.Existing research shows that a strategy based on the 52-week high prices of individual stocks explains momentum and is able to forecast returns. Given that the momentum strategy based on international market indices is also known to be profitable, we investigate the profitability of the 52-week high strategy for both developed and emerging market indices. In each case, we find that the momentum strategy is significantly more profitable than the corresponding 52-week high strategy. In general, our results indicate that the 52-week high effect is not as reliable or as robust as the momentum effect.
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Journal Title
Applied Financial Economics
Volume
21
Issue
18
Copyright Statement
© 2011 Routledge. This is an electronic version of an article published in Applied Financial Economics, Vol. 21(18), 2011, pp. 1369-1379. Applied Financial Economics is available online at: http://www.informaworld.com with the open URL of your article.
Subject
Finance