“You can measure market stress by a big fall in the overall S&P 500, or by the VIX being high. In those times momentum typically fails.”

Alex Edmans · The Rational Reminder Podcast · The Madness of Markets (Alex Edmans)

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Use market-stress indicators (large S&P 500 drop or high VIX) to predict when momentum strategy will fail and tilt out of momentum exposure

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