A recent article by B. Bruder & Nicolas Gaussel, entitled, « Risk-return analysis of Dynamic Investment Strategies » distinguishes in a conventional manner, but still interesting, the different investment strategies. Schematically, we can divide investors into two groups :
Those who buy when the prices fall (Contrarian strategies / value)
Those who buy when the prices rise (Trend-Following strategies / Momentum) The
The article states that each strategy profile can be decomposed into two components : a component called « optional profile» +/- and a component called « trading impact » (see table below).
Strategy | Philosophy | Optional Profile | Trading Impact | Hit ratio |
Buy/ Reinforce when prices fall | Contrarian / Value | Concave | Positive | >=50% |
Buy/ Reinforce when prices rise | Trend-Following / Momentum | Convex | Negative |