Individual trading positively related to future returns

Tuesday, June 24, 2008 - 10:28 in Mathematics & Economics

A new study in the Journal of Finance reveals that individual trading is positively associated with future short-horizon returns. Documenting a pattern for individual investor trading in the U.S., researchers show that prices go up in the month after intense buying by individuals and go down after intense selling by individuals.

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