Using a unique data set that contains the complete ownership structure of the German stock market, we study the momentum and contrarian trading of different investor groups. Foreign investors and financial institutions, and especially mutual funds, are momentum traders, whereas private...

Review of Studies on the Relationship between Trading Volume and Stock Returns -- Data and Methodology -- Results: Trading Volume and the Cross-Sectional Variation of Stock Returns -- Results: Time-Stability of Portfolio Returns -- Results: Economic Significance of Volume-Return Relations --...

Literature Review -- Return Predictability and the Real Economy -- Study Design and Data -- Empirical Part I - Testing for Predictability -- Forecasting Models -- Empirical Part II - Investment Strategies -- Conclusion