“Return chasing is a gradual thing … you get more and more overweight equities as returns improve, then unload as they worsen.”

Victor Haghani · The Rational Reminder Podcast · Who Causes Stock Market Anomalies? (w/ Victor Haghani)

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Claimed that return-chasing (gradual overweight based on recent returns) performs poorly compared to binary momentum strategies

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