Bandarchuk, Pavel; Hilscher, Jens - Department of Economics, International Business School, … - 2011
returns results in elevated momentum profits. We show that such strategies enhance momentum profits simply by trading in … stocks with more extreme past returns. Adjusted for this effect, elevated momentum profits resulting from characteristics … (size, R², turnover, age, analyst coverage, analyst forecast dispersion, market-to-book, price, illiquidity, credit rating …