PriceDelayTstat · Lead lag · Hou and Moskowitz (2005)

Price delay SE adjusted

Long minus short decile portfolio, value-weighted, market-adjusted. Quarterly, 1927Q4 to 2024Q2.

Expected return · posterior mean, % per year, averaged over the window
Next quarter
2026Q4
−0.20%
95% interval −3.67% to 2.68%
Next year
2026Q4–2027Q3
−0.18%
95% interval −3.62% to 2.68%
Next five years
2026Q4–2031Q3
−0.12%
95% interval −3.41% to 2.68%

Forecast made 16 Sep 2026, conditioning on this portfolio's OAP returns, which end 2024Q2. The 9 quarters between then and 2026Q4 are unobserved and are integrated out under the model.

Cumulative market-adjusted return

−51% since 1927Q4 · log scale

Past performance, annualized

Window Mean Vol. Sharpe t
1927Q4–2024Q2 0.24% 13.27% 0.02 0.18
2019Q3–2024Q2 −10.42% 10.73% −0.97 −2.17
2023Q3–2024Q2 −11.08% 6.56% −1.69 −1.69

Forecast Sharpe ratio, annualized

Window Mean 95% interval P(neg)
2026Q4 −0.01 −0.28 – 0.20 0.53
2026Q4–2027Q3 −0.01 −0.26 – 0.20 0.53
2026Q4–2031Q3 −0.01 −0.23 – 0.20 0.51
Category
Lead lag
Form
Continuous
Data
Price
Sorted on
High minus low
Names per leg
388 long / 451 short median · 68 at the 10th pctile
Original sample
1964–2001