• Media type: Report; E-Book
  • Title: Time-series momentum: A Monte-Carlo approach
  • Contributor: Cheng, Enoch [Author]; Struck, Clemens [Author]
  • Published: Dublin: University College Dublin, UCD School of Economics, 2019
  • Language: English
  • Keywords: Extreme Value Theory ; C12 ; C52 ; Monte-Carlo ; G12 ; Time-Series Momentum ; F37 ; Risk Premia ; Backtesting
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  • Description: This paper develops a Monte-Carlo backtesting procedure for risk premia strategies and employs it to study Time-Series Momentum (TSM). Relying on time-series models, empirical residual distributions and copulas we overcome two key drawbacks of conventional backtesting procedures. We create 10,000 paths of different TSM strategies based on the S&P 500 and a cross-asset class futures portfolio. The simulations reveal a probability distribution which shows that strategies that outperform Buy-and-Hold in-sample using historical backtests may out-ofsample i) exhibit sizable tail risks ii) underperform or outperform. Our results are robust to using different time-series models, time periods, asset classes, and risk measures.
  • Access State: Open Access