Profitability of momentum strategies: An evaluation of alternative explanations

Journal of Finance

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 699-720

  Jegadeesh, Narasimhan ^a   Titman, Sheridan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

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EID: 0041075295     PISSN: 00221082     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/0022-1082.00342     Document Type: Article

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