英文摘要 |
While value and momentum are prevalent and pervasive strategies in U.S. and major markets, their unprofitability in the Taiwan stock market has been widely documented in the literature. To provide a plausible explanation for the absence of the two strategies, we examine the crash risk for both strategies. The evidence indicates that value and momentum both experienced severe crashes from July 1982 to December 2015. However, they exhibit different patterns in time-series exposure to crash risk, indicating that their return patterns are negatively correlated. We accordingly follow Asness et al. (2013) to examine whether a 50-50 combined strategy that invests in both value and momentum generates significant profitability. The answer is negative. Applying Daniel & Moskowitz’s (2016) dynamic weighting approach, we show that the combined strategy becomes remarkably profitable and is not subject to crash risk during panic periods. Our results highlight the importance of dynamic risk management to trading strategies in Taiwan. |