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The Momentum Effect in Latin American Emerging Markets

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  • Luis Muga
  • Rafael Santamaría

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We find that momentum strategies yield profits in Latin American emerging markets. Both stock type and country play a major role in explaining the momentum effect in these markets, but stock type is much more important. For risk-averse investors, winner portfolios stochastically dominate loser portfolios in these markets, implying that there are no asset-pricing models consistent with risk-averse investors that can rationalize the momentum effect. The results obtained via the bootstrap procedure without replacement also uphold this conclusion.

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  • Luis Muga & Rafael Santamaría, 2007. "The Momentum Effect in Latin American Emerging Markets," Emerging Markets Finance and Trade, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 43(4), pages 24-45, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:mes:emfitr:v:43:y:2007:i:4:p:24-45
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    1. Isabel Abinzano & Luis Muga & Rafael Santamaria, 2010. "Do Managerial Skills Vary Across Fund Managers? Results Using European Mutual Funds," Journal of Financial Services Research, Springer;Western Finance Association, vol. 38(1), pages 41-67, August.
    2. Ali Fayyaz Munir & Shahrin Saaid Shaharuddin & Mohd Edil Abd. Sukor, 2020. "Long-Term, Short-Term and Time-Varying Profitability of Reversals: The Role of Market State and Volatility," International Journal of Economics & Business Administration (IJEBA), International Journal of Economics & Business Administration (IJEBA), vol. 0(2), pages 501-520.
    3. Berggrun, Luis & Cardona, Emilio & Lizarzaburu, Edmundo, 2020. "Profitability of momentum strategies in Latin America," International Review of Financial Analysis, Elsevier, vol. 70(C).
    4. Luis Muga & Rafael Santamaría, 2009. "Momentum, market states and investor behavior," Empirical Economics, Springer, vol. 37(1), pages 105-130, September.
    5. José Eduardo Gómez-González & Andrés F. García-Suaza, 2012. "A Simple Test of Momentum in Foreign Exchange Markets," Emerging Markets Finance and Trade, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 48(5), pages 66-77, September.
    6. Simarjeet Singh & Nidhi Walia, 2022. "Momentum investing: a systematic literature review and bibliometric analysis," Management Review Quarterly, Springer, vol. 72(1), pages 87-113, February.
    7. Rishma Vedd & Paul Lazarony, 2014. "The Risk-Return Trade-Off Of Investing In Latin American Emerging Stock Markets," Accounting & Taxation, The Institute for Business and Finance Research, vol. 6(1), pages 93-104.
    8. Sen, Kaustav, 2009. "Earnings surprise and sophisticated investor preferences in India," Journal of Contemporary Accounting and Economics, Elsevier, vol. 5(1), pages 1-19.
    9. Yan-Ting Lin & Shang-Chi Gong & Sou-Shan Wu & Tsung-Pei Lee, 2012. "E/P Mean Reversion-Based Strategies for Investment Practice: Evidence from the Taiwan Market," Emerging Markets Finance and Trade, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 48(1), pages 117-131, January.
    10. Berggrun, Luis & Cardona, Emilio & Lizarzaburu, Edmundo, 2023. "Industry momentum in Latin America," Journal of Business Research, Elsevier, vol. 158(C).
    11. Berggrun, Luis & Cardona, Emilio & Lizarzaburu, Edmundo, 2024. "Evaluating asset pricing anomalies: Evidence from Latin America," Research in International Business and Finance, Elsevier, vol. 70(PB).
    12. Manish Bansal & Asgar Ali, 2021. "Differential impact of earnings management on the accrual anomaly," Journal of Asset Management, Palgrave Macmillan, vol. 22(7), pages 559-572, December.
    13. Butt, Hilal Anwar & Kolari, James W. & Sadaqat, Mohsin, 2021. "Revisiting momentum profits in emerging markets," Pacific-Basin Finance Journal, Elsevier, vol. 65(C).

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