“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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What was described
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
Said nearby on the same subject
“What you want to do is hold your fund in slightly different weights compared to how strong the momentum is from each stock, and make sure you have some exposures outside of that momentum bucket as well.”