Extended Backtest of Global Equities Momentum
In 2013, I created my Global Equities Momentum (GEM) model. It holds U.S. or non-U.S. stock indices when stocks are strong and uses bonds as a safe harbor when stocks are weak.When my book, Dual...
View ArticleWhither Fragility? Dual Momentum GEM
Corey Hoffstein of Newfound Research recently wrote an article called, “Fragility Case Study: Dual Momentum GEM.” Corey starts out by saying my dual momentum approach is the strategy he sees...
View ArticleSeasonality Factor
Our first look at calendar influences was in analyzing the best time during the month to execute dual momentum trades. Studies here, here, and here show that stocks perform best early in the month....
View ArticleBest Ways to Use Momentum
There are many ways to use momentum. Some are better than others. Let us look at some of the best approaches.Stock MomentumIn 2018, Dimensional Fund Advisors (DFA) issued a report on the performance...
View ArticleA Sensible Approach to Bitcoin
Last year when bitcoin had its fourth drawdown of 80% in the past ten years, I thought It might be a good time to reenter that market.Having traded digital assets in 2017 and 2018, I was familiar with...
View ArticleBitcoin Becomes More Investable
In my last blog post, “A Sensible Approach to Bitcoin”, I reviewed the pros and cons of bitcoin. For reasons given in that article, I regard bitcoin as a high risk, high potential reward trading...
View ArticleBitcoin Alternative: Leveraged Growth Stocks
IntroductionMy research has led me to higher expected returns and increased diversification of my existing models through the addition of a new model using leveraged growth stocks. It does this by...
View ArticleTail Risk Mitigation
Tail risk is the probability that an asset performs far below or far above its average past performance. Tail risk is an investor’s worst enemy. Extreme market moves can lead to changes in our risk...
View ArticleHow Bonds Can Outperform Stocks Long Term
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View ArticleAn Attractive Alternative to Bitcoin
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