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48 results for momentum effect

We test the price momentum effect in the Korean stock markets under the momentum universe shrinkage to subuniverses of the KOSPI 200. Performance of the momentum strategy is not homogeneous with respect to change of the momentum universe. It is found that some submarkets generate the higher momentum returns than other …

2012-11-28abs ↗pdf ↗

This paper concentrates on the time series momentum or contrarian effects in the Chinese stock market. We evaluate the performance of the time series momentum strategy applied to major stock indices in mainland China and explore the relation between the performance of time series momentum strategies and some firm-speci…

2017-02-07abs ↗pdf ↗

The goal of this paper is to explore the relationship between momentum effects and liquidity in cryptocurrency markets. Portfolios based on momentum-liquidity bivariate sorts are formed and rebalanced on a varying number of cryptocurrencies through time. We find a strong momentum effect in the most liquid cryptocurrenc…

2019-04-01abs ↗pdf ↗

This paper examines momentum spillover across multiple asset classes using only pricing data.

problem Challenges in studying momentum spillover across diverse asset classes due to lack of common characteristics.
method Utilised a linear and interpretable graph learning model to reveal momentum spillover network.
result Network momentum strategy yields a Sharpe ratio of 1.5 and an annual return of 22%.

Study finds physical momentum portfolios in Indian stock market yield higher returns than benchmarks.

problem Determining abnormal returns for physical momentum portfolios in the Indian stock market.
method Constructed physical momentum portfolios for daily, weekly, monthly, and yearly timescales, evaluated historical returns and risk profiles.
result Daily time scale physical momentum portfolios showed the strongest reversal with a 16-fold profit.

The paper investigates how target normalization and momentum affect dying ReLUs in neural networks.

problem Understanding and mitigating the dying ReLU problem in neural networks.
method Empirical analysis and theoretical modeling of a discrete-time linear autonomous system.
result Target variance plays a crucial role in the dying ReLU phenomenon, and momentum exacerbates this issue.

We find a sharp local maximum in cross-correlation of EUR/USD and BTC/USD pairs, indicating short-term momentum trading.

problem The Epps effect is observed in various markets but deviates in foreign exchange and cryptocurrency markets.
method We document and analyze the cross-correlation function of EUR/USD and BTC/USD pairs to identify the Epps effect deviation.
result The sharp local maximum in cross-correlation function reveals the activity of short-term momentum traders.

This paper explains why Adam generalizes worse than SGD by analyzing its components.

problem Understanding why Adam generalizes worse than Stochastic Gradient Descent (SGD).
method Diffusion theoretical framework to disentangle the effects of Adaptive Learning Rate and Momentum.
result Adaptive Learning Rate helps escape saddle points but not select flat minima, while Momentum provides a drift effect to help pass through saddle points.

New framework removes harmful momentum effect for long-tailed classification.

problem Challenges in maintaining balanced datasets with long-tailed data.
method Causal inference framework to disentangle and remove harmful effects of momentum.
result Achieves state-of-the-art performance on long-tailed visual recognition benchmarks.

This study uses continuous-time analysis to understand how momentum affects the optimisation of diagonal linear networks.

problem The effect of momentum on the optimisation trajectory of gradient descent.
method Leveraging a continuous-time approach to analyze momentum gradient descent with step size γ and momentum parameter β.
result Small values of λ help recover sparse solutions in overparametrised regression settings.

AdamP optimizes momentum-based optimizers for scale-invariant weights, improving model performance.

problem Premature decay of effective step sizes in momentum-based optimizers for scale-invariant weights.
method Proposes SGDP and AdamP to eliminate the radial component at each optimizer step, preserving convergence properties.
result Uniform gains across multiple benchmarks, improving model performance.

DeepUnifiedMom uses deep learning to create better momentum portfolios.

problem Lack of unified momentum portfolios across different time frames.
method Multi-task learning with multi-gate mixture of experts.
result DeepUnifiedMom outperforms benchmark models in diverse asset classes.

Study on weekly momentum strategies in Chinese stocks, comparing various risk metrics.

problem Investigate the performance and predictability of weekly momentum strategies in Chinese stocks.
method Used A-share individual stocks from 1997 to 2017, analyzing raw and idiosyncratic returns, and comparing IMOM portfolios with various risk metrics.
result IVol and IMD-based IMOM portfolios have better explanatory power and higher profitability.

Momentum affects optimization differently at small vs large batch sizes near instability.

problem Understanding how momentum impacts optimization near the edge of stability.
method Demonstrated through batch-size dependent behavior of SGD with momentum.
result Momentum operates in two distinct regimes: amplifying stochastic fluctuations at small batch sizes and stabilizing at large batch sizes.

Efficient momentum-based methods for reinforcement learning with improved sample complexity.

problem Efficient reinforcement learning algorithms for non-concave performance functions.
method Adaptive momentum-based policy gradient methods using variance reduction and importance sampling techniques.
result Both IS-MBPG and HA-MBPG reach the best known sample complexity of O(ε3)O(ε^{-3}) for finding an εε-stationary point.

Proposes EDM algorithm to accelerate model training in distributed networks.

problem Hindered effectiveness of distributed stochastic optimization algorithms due to data heterogeneity and network sparsity.
method Introduces Exact-Diffusion with Momentum (EDM) algorithm, incorporating momentum techniques to mitigate bias and enhance convergence rate.
result EDM algorithm converges sub-linearly to the optimal solution, radius independent of data heterogeneity, for non-convex objective functions.

New insights into training machine learning models with momentum.

problem Lack of theoretical understanding on the generalization error of momentum-based methods.
method Analyzed modified momentum-based update rule (SGDEM) for smooth Lipschitz loss functions.
result SGDEM admits an upper-bound on the generalization error for smooth Lipschitz loss functions.

New methods solve optimization problems with heavy-tailed noise, improving upon existing complexity bounds.

problem Optimization problems with heavy-tailed noise and weakly average smoothness.
method Normalized stochastic first-order methods with Polyak, multi-extrapolated, and recursive momentum.
result First-order oracle complexity results for finding approximate stochastic stationary points under heavy-tailed noise.

Asynchronous methods are widely used in deep learning, but have limited theoretical justification when applied to non-convex problems. We show that running stochastic gradient descent (SGD) in an asynchronous manner can be viewed as adding a momentum-like term to the SGD iteration. Our result does not assume convexity …

2016-05-31abs ↗pdf ↗

Let a torus T act effectively on a compact connected cooriented contact manifold, and let Psi be the natural momentum map on the symplectization. We prove that, if dim T > 2, the union of the origin with the image of Psi is a convex polyhedral cone, the non-zero level sets of Psi are connected (while the zero level set…

2009-10-29abs ↗pdf ↗

AdamS uses momentum as a denominator to optimize LLMs efficiently.

problem Optimizing large language models (LLMs) with efficient and effective methods.
method AdamS introduces a novel denominator based on the root of the weighted sum of squares of momentum and current gradient.
result AdamS achieves superior optimization performance with minimal memory and compute requirements.

Polyak's momentum accelerates training of neural networks.

problem Understanding and explaining the acceleration effect of Polyak's momentum in neural network training.
method Modular analysis of Polyak's momentum for training wide ReLU networks and deep linear networks.
result Polyak's momentum achieves an accelerated linear rate of (1Θ(1κ))t(1-Θ(\frac{1}{\sqrt{κ'}}))^t for training wide ReLU networks and deep linear networks.

A new method uses trivialized momentum to generate data on Lie groups.

problem Generating data on Lie groups with high fidelity and efficiency.
method Introducing an auxiliary momentum variable that stays in a fixed vector space, and using a manifold preserving integrator.
result Achieves state-of-the-art performance on protein and RNA torsion angle generation and high-dimensional Lie groups.

The study finds that factor momentum is significant only at short lags compared to stock momentum.

problem Investigating the relationship between factor momentum and stock momentum.
method Replicated earlier findings and conducted a spanning test controlling for stock momentum and factor exposure.
result Factor momentum is significant only at short lags after controlling for stock momentum and factor exposure.

Introduces VSMD to improve generative diffusion processes without high costs.

problem High training costs and scalability issues in generative diffusion processes.
method Introduces variational Schrödinger momentum diffusion (VSMD) with adaptively transport-optimized variational scores and critical-damping transform.
result Efficiently generates anisotropic shapes while maintaining transport efficacy, outperforming alternatives.

Introduces homotopy momentum sections on multisymplectic manifolds.

problem No specific problem stated; focuses on introducing a new concept.
method Introduces a new concept of homotopy momentum sections on multisymplectic manifolds.
result Shows that a gauged nonlinear sigma model with Wess-Zumino term has homotopy momentum section structure.

Customer momentum is a positive relationship between a firm's returns and past returns of its customers.

problem Understanding the relationship between a firm's returns and its customers' past returns.
method Examined customer momentum using a long-short equally-weighted decile portfolio and Fama-French factor models.
result Customer momentum generates significant monthly returns and is statistically significant.

The paper analyzes how hyperparameters affect SGD with momentum's convergence rate.

problem The role of hyperparameters in SGD with momentum's convergence rate.
method Theoretical analysis using a hyperparameters-dependent stochastic differential equation (hp-dependent SDE).
result The optimal linear rate of convergence depends on both the learning rate and the momentum coefficient.

A new Bayesian filtering method speeds up stochastic Newton optimization.

problem Minimizing log-convex functions using stochastic methods.
method Contextualizes the problem as Bayesian inference, applying Bayesian filtering to update estimates.
result Establishes conditions for diminishing effect of older observations, akin to momentum.

This paper presents generalized momentum mappings for covariant Hamiltonian field theories. The new momentum mappings arise from a generalization of symplectic geometry to LVYL_VY, the bundle of vertically adapted linear frames over the bundle of field configurations YY. Specifically, the generalized field momentum obs…

2001-11-21abs ↗pdf ↗

We give a detailed discussion about existence and uniqueness of Lu's momentum map. More precisely, we introduce the infinitesimal momentum map, and we study its properties. This allows us to describe the theory of reconstruction of the momentum map from the infinitesimal one. We provide the conditions for the uniquenes…

2012-08-07abs ↗pdf ↗