Momentum investing has been one of the most persistent and puzzling phenomena in finance for more than three decades. Traditional explanations typically focus on investor psychology, delayed information diffusion, or risk compensation. But this paper proposes something radically different. The authors argue that momentum profits are largely driven by institutional cash-management mechanics. Specifically, investors needing settled cash before month-end systematically sell their losers. And this p...
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