Is investor sentiment a better
predictor of future stock returns in bull markets or bear markets?
But as species begin to move in response to new climate - driven stressors, past populations will become a less reliable
predictor of future stocks.
As I've discussed in the past, P / B and P / E are demonstratively useful as
predictors of future stock returns, and more so when combined (see, for example, LSV's Two - Dimensional Classifications).
Not exact matches
In summary, evidence indicates that a high level
of investor sentiment during a bull market may be a useful
predictor of low
future returns for speculative
stocks.
We consider the starting point valuation
of value
stocks (or any style factor, for that matter) to be a far more accurate
predictor of future returns than the outlook for economic growth.
The best
predictor of the economic
future — the
stock market — is acting as if recovery is at hand.
We consider the starting point valuation
of value
stocks (or any style factor, for that matter) to be a far more accurate
predictor of future returns than the outlook for economic growth.
For implied volatility it is okey to use Black and scholes but what to do with the historical volatility which carry the effect
of past prices as a
predictor of future prices.And then precisely the conditional historical volatility.i suggest that you must go with the process like, for
stock returns 1) first download
stock prices into excel sheet 2) take the natural log
of (P1 / po) 3) calculate average
of the sample 4) calculate square
of (X-Xbar) 5) take square root
of this and you will get the standard deviation
of your required data.
My research shows that while forward P / E ratios are a good
predictor of future returns for NYSE
stocks, they are not as good
predictor of future returns for AMEX and NASDAQ
stocks.
The problem with magic formula companies is that too many
of the
stocks in the top 50 are value traps whose business models aren't sustainable, and are on the list when the past 12 months is a poor
predictor of future returns.