# Time series momentum and contrarian effects in the Chinese stock market

## TL;DR

This study investigates the presence of short-term momentum and long-term contrarian effects in the Chinese stock market, analyzing how strategy performance depends on periods and firm traits.

## Contribution

It provides empirical evidence of momentum and contrarian effects in China and examines their dependence on look-back periods and firm-specific factors.

## Key findings

- Short-term momentum effect identified
- Long-term contrarian effect observed
- Strategy performance varies with periods and firm traits

## Abstract

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-specific characteristics. Our findings indicate that there is a time series momentum effect in the short run and a contrarian effect in the long run in the Chinese stock market. The performances of the time series momentum and contrarian strategies are highly dependent on the look-back and holding periods and firm-specific characteristics.