Do Momentum-Based Trading Strategies Work in the Commodity Futures Markets?

Autor: Paresh Kumar Narayan, Huson Joher Ali Ahmed, Seema Narayan
Rok vydání: 2014
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Zdroj: Journal of Futures Markets. 35:868-891
ISSN: 0270-7314
DOI: 10.1002/fut.21685
Popis: This article examines whether momentum‐based trading strategies work in the commodity futures markets. Using a wide range of moving average trading rules, commodities are ranked from best‐ to worst‐performing. Then investors are allowed to take long positions in best‐performing commodities and a short position in the least attractive commodity. Findings suggest that investors can earn statistically significant profits from the commodity futures markets. Moreover, it is found that short‐selling improves commodity profits and profits are both data frequency and sub‐sample dependent.
Databáze: OpenAIRE