Speculate against speculative demand
Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
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Yn: International Review of Financial Analysis, Cyfrol 34, 26.03.2014, t. 212-221.
Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
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T1 - Speculate against speculative demand
AU - ap Gwilym, O.M.
AU - Ap Gwilym, O.
AU - Kita, A.
AU - Wang, Q.
PY - 2014/3/26
Y1 - 2014/3/26
N2 - Measuring individual investors' speculative demand for stocks using the Google search volume index (hereafter “SVI”) on penny stocks, we examine how it relates to the return dynamics of U.S. stock indices. Speculative demand leads to a short-term return reversal. A simple trading strategy that sells a stock index when SVI is high and buys it otherwise generates annual excess returns of up to 20% over the buy-and-hold strategy. Applying the trading strategy to the corresponding ETFs and index futures yields similar results. Transaction costs, liquidity risk and strong time variation of the excess returns can potentially limit the exploitation of arbitrage opportunities.
AB - Measuring individual investors' speculative demand for stocks using the Google search volume index (hereafter “SVI”) on penny stocks, we examine how it relates to the return dynamics of U.S. stock indices. Speculative demand leads to a short-term return reversal. A simple trading strategy that sells a stock index when SVI is high and buys it otherwise generates annual excess returns of up to 20% over the buy-and-hold strategy. Applying the trading strategy to the corresponding ETFs and index futures yields similar results. Transaction costs, liquidity risk and strong time variation of the excess returns can potentially limit the exploitation of arbitrage opportunities.
U2 - 10.1016/j.irfa.2014.03.001
DO - 10.1016/j.irfa.2014.03.001
M3 - Article
VL - 34
SP - 212
EP - 221
JO - International Review of Financial Analysis
JF - International Review of Financial Analysis
SN - 1057-5219
ER -