Volume Based Portfolio Strategies Analysis of the Relationship betwe

Alexander Brändle investigates the relationship between different measures of trading volume and returns in the Swiss stock market. He discovers that stocks with unusual trading volume in a given month experience systematically higher subsequent returns.

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Alexander Brändle

Volume Based Portfolio Strategies Analysis of the Relationship between Trading Activity and Expected Returns in the Cross-Section of Swiss Stocks

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Doctoral thesis, University of St. Gallen, Switzerland, 2010

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