The «problem» is that
most mean reversion strategies have a great deal of overlap.
The common factor of
most mean reversion strategies like the CAPE, the Magic Quadrant and the Acquirer's Multiple is avoiding the effort of valuation.
Not exact matches
It's one of the
most basic rules in economics:
Reversion to the
mean.
This
means that materials could be ripe for
mean reversion, representing one of the
most attractive entry points in recent memory.
Unlike
most of our typical investment reports which focus on free cash flow utilization, net asset value investing,
mean reversion of margins or special situations, this report will look at the investment merits of a company that generates little free cash flow at the moment and is somewhat of a growth investment if company management is successful in achieving its objectives.
As a side - note, we prefer a 12 - year horizon when we discuss
mean -
reversion of valuations, because that's the point where the «autocorrelation profile» of valuations hits zero (
meaning that overvaluation or undervaluation
most reliably washes out over that horizon).
Since
reversion is used repeatedly in the pages following this section,
most Whiteheadians can not quite believe Whitehead
meant exactly what he said.
Because of a rougher - looking schedule than in years (I
mean, who really knows until halfway through the season — it was a big surprise to
most that the AFCW wasn't tougher in 2017 for instance, or that the NYG would suck so epically), and no Shazier, and general
reversion to the
mean, and no particular reason to think Ben will be available for every game... I'll say 10 -5-1 with losses @ Tampa, @ Cin, Carolina, @ Denver, LAC.
For me as an author, this would
mean that they stop using contracts with incredibly onerous terms, such as owning the rights for the life of the copyright with no hope of
reversion, no - compete clauses, option clauses, and
most especially the infamous 25 % royalty rate.
Two sharply contrasting success stories reflect the two
most common model types, trend following and
mean reversion.
Since
most winning
mean reversion trades exit by 7 - 10 days, this tends to be a good value to use.
Many momentum - based strategies, such as buying stocks with high relative strength (that have gone up the
most over a recent time period) or have had the highest earnings growth in the last few years, are effectively strategies that are betting against
mean reversion in the near term.
For
mean reversion, the two best rankings I have found are 100 - day Historical Volatility (ranking from high to low) and Rate of Return (3,5,7 day) ranking from
most sold off to least.
They argued that value strategies produce superior returns because
most investors don't fully appreciate the
mean reversion phenomenon, which leads them to extrapolate past performance too far into the future.
Brightman, Masturzo, and Treussard (2014) articulated Research Affiliates»
most foundational investment belief: Long - horizon
mean reversion is the source of the largest and
most persistent active investment opportunities.
One of the first points made was
most short term oriented hedge funds use
mean reversion.
Since this is not possible (for
most of us), I don't think that the resulting statistics reflect the reality of trading a stock
mean reversion system.
To paraphrase Mr. Varadi,
most of the opportunities arise at the same time so it is really no better than trading a stock index for
mean reversion.
In
most of my
mean reversion posts, I use RSI (2) to determine if a stock has sold off.
One of the
most fascinating examples of the phenomenon of
mean reversion was identified by Werner F.M. DeBondt and Richard H. Thaler in Further Evidence on Investor Overreaction and Stock Market Se...
LSV frame their Contrarian Investment, Extrapolation and Risk findings in the context of «contrarianism,» arguing that value strategies produce superior returns because
most investors don't fully appreciate the phenomenon of
mean reversion, which leads them to extrapolate past performance too far into the future.
Relative valuation levels for
most factors exhibit strong
mean reversion.
Most of the explanations we have discussed for the rise in the CAPE ratio are inherently temporary and are subject to the risk of
mean reversion The CAPE naysayers tend to focus on the reasons why a high CAPE ratio can support a high return and tend to ignore the reasons this may not be the case.
In additon to outperforming
most of his peers, his qaurterly letter reveal him to be a smart quantitative investor, who relies on the simple mathematical concept of
mean reversion.
One of our three core investment beliefs, the statement leads to our central investment philosophy that the largest and
most persistent active investment opportunity is long - horizon
mean reversion.
It demonstrates that variance ratios are among the
most powerful tests for detecting
mean reversion in stock prices, but that they have little power against the principal interesting alternatives to the random walk hypothesis.
Believers in fundamental indices point out that repeated research by Kenneth French from Dartmouth's Tuck School and the University of Chicago's Eugene Fama has shown that small cap and value stocks have outperformed other securities over
most significant historical periods, and haven't yet displayed a
reversion to the
mean.
Lakonishok, Shleifer, and Vishny (LSV) argue that value strategies produce superior returns because
most investors don't fully appreciate the phenomenon of
mean reversion, which leads them to extrapolate past performance too far into the future.
Carlisle's work succeeds on two levels: It is both a gripping account of some of the
most notable episodes in the history of shareholder activism as well as an instructive guide to profiting from
mean reversion and activist opportunities in today's market.
Mauboussin's research supports Graham's view that, while some businesses do generate persistently high or low returns on invested capital beyond what chance dictates, there exists a strong tendency toward
mean reversion in
most businesses.
In Contrarian Investment, Extrapolation, and Risk, Josef Lakonishok, Andrei Shleifer, and Robert Vishny argued that value strategies produce superior returns because
most investors don't fully appreciate the phenomenon of
mean reversion, which leads them to extrapolate past performance too far into the future.
We find that what constitutes «excellence» for managers is
most often not the case for investors... While financial «excellence» is defined by Watermann and Peters is a laudable management achievement, we find that it tends to produce a high - priced stock with potential for downward
mean reversion.
One of the
most fascinating examples of the phenomenon of
mean reversion was identified by Werner F.M. DeBondt and Richard H. Thaler in Further Evidence on Investor Overreaction and Stock Market Seasonality.
Understanding and using the phenomenon of
reversion to the mean is essential in making sound predictions [decisions]... Reversion to the mean is most pronounced at the extremes, so the first lesson is to recognize that when you see extremely good or bad results, they are unlikely to continue
reversion to the
mean is essential in making sound predictions [decisions]...
Reversion to the mean is most pronounced at the extremes, so the first lesson is to recognize that when you see extremely good or bad results, they are unlikely to continue
Reversion to the
mean is
most pronounced at the extremes, so the first lesson is to recognize that when you see extremely good or bad results, they are unlikely to continue that way.