Asymmetric visibility of extreme past returns

I use the maximum and minimum daily return of a stock in one month, as introduced by Bali et al. (2011), as a measure of the relative visibility of a stock. I argue that stocks that are essentially visible only as losers (winners) will have abnormally high (low) subsequent returns. My results are based on a sample of large US stocks (S&P 500 sample) and show that only asymmetric combinations of visibility produce statistically and economically significant excess returns. • Apply recent (behavioral-driven) decision theories (Bordalo et al (2013) Golman et al. (2021)) in an asset pricing context. • Adding to the growing literature on attention using MAX and MIN introduced by Bali et al. (2011). • Providing statistically and economically significant results even int the most liquid and efficient stock market (S&P 500).

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Finance research letters
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2025-05-30
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.frl.2025.107569
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Financial Markets and Investment Strategies
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Asymmetric visibility of extreme past returns

Matthias Bank
Finance research letters
Financial Markets and Investment Strategies
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Asymmetric visibility of extreme past returns

Matthias Bank
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Abstract

I use the maximum and minimum daily return of a stock in one month, as introduced by Bali et al. (2011), as a measure of the relative visibility of a stock. I argue that stocks that are essentially visible only as losers (winners) will have abnormally high (low) subsequent returns. My results are based on a sample of large US stocks (S&P 500 sample) and show that only asymmetric combinations of visibility produce statistically and economically significant excess returns. • Apply recent (behavioral-driven) decision theories (Bordalo et al (2013) Golman et al. (2021)) in an asset pricing context. • Adding to the growing literature on attention using MAX and MIN introduced by Bali et al. (2011). • Providing statistically and economically significant results even int the most liquid and efficient stock market (S&P 500).

Finance research lettersVol. 83
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