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My journey of

Momentum
Investing
Vivek Bajaj
Agenda
Everything about Momentum Investing : 30 Min

My Journey from Active Trader to momentum investor : 20 min

My core model revisited : 30min

Sourcing Momentum Stocks : 30min

7 Working Strategies with case studies: 90min

QnA : 20min (to be posted in social.stockedge.com with #AskViv)

Four 5-minute breaks

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About
Momentum
Investing

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Every Object in a
state of uniform
motion tends to
remain in that
state of Motion
Newton’s First law of Motion
Stocks Strongest over
3–12-month look-
back period are also
the strongest over
comparable future
periods!

Jegadeesh and Titman’s Research


Key component of behaviour finance

Under the tenets of behavioural


Prices do not always reflect all
finance, markets are not always
available information because
efficient. Human behaviour
behavioural biases can cause
moves markets and not the
prices to remain too high or too
universal information shared by
low for long periods
the market participants.

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How is
Valuation and
Momentum
associated ?
Decoding PE Ratio

PE is a function of market
price over earnings
CMP/EPS = PE
CMP = PE * EPS

Big Wealth formula


R_CMP=R_PE * R_EPS

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CERA, Asian Paints,
Typical journey of an amazing stock

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Scalping

Spread Trading

My Journey Algo Trading

Swing Trading

Momentum Investing

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Scalping

• Trading market in every to recover the


cost of trade + additional small profit
with a very small stop loss
• Started with commodities: Gold, Crude,
Metals
• 3-minute chart of global markets
including EUR, DXY, INR, Gold, Copper
etc
• Strong tracking of data releases and
their micro impact on market

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Spread trading

• Calendar Spread Trading between


multiple commodities and currency
• Concept of Forward Curve,
Backwardation and contango
• Predicting the change in shape of the
forward curve

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Algo Trading

• HFT Vs. LFT


• NSE Colocation
• Strategies by prop firms
• Strategies by non-prop traders

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Swing Trading

• Identification of Short-term Swings


• Trading breakouts
• Trading retracements

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Momentum

• Swing for a longer time frame


• Adding a layer of fundamentals for large
positions
• Relative Strength

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My Core
Model
Revisited

The Boss
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First, There is no "absolute" frame of
reference. Every time you measure an
object's velocity, or its momentum, or how it
experiences time, it's always in relation to
something else.

Theory of Second, the speed of light is the same no


matter who measures it or how fast the
Relativity person measuring it is going.

Third, nothing can go faster than light.

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What is Relativity?

Time Relative Expectation Risk Weighted


Opportunities

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What is Time
Relativity ?

• There is a pattern in the way the


world behaves.
• Long term patterns are more
accurate

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Measure of Relativity

Relationship with the Benchmark

Relationship with Related Instrument

Relationship with Unrelated Instrument

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It’s a Race for Money, Honey !!!
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Relative Strength Indicator
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Relative Strength Index
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Formula for RS

𝑥(𝑡) 𝑦(𝑡)
RS = ÷
𝑥(𝑡1 −𝑡0 ) 𝑦 (𝑡1 −𝑡0 )

x = Instrument
y = Index (Nifty)
t = Time

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Formula for RSI

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RS55
75Min Supertrend

RS55
Daily RSI 14

DNA of my
Framework RS21
Weekly RSI 12

RS12
Monthly RSI 12
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Swing Trading Vs. Momentum Investing

2-20 Days Swing


R/R : 10/5=2
Short term Swing

20-60 Days Swing


R/R : 20/7=3
Medium term Swing

60-120 Days Swing


R/R : 35/10=3.5
Long Term Swing = Momentum Investing

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Sourcing momentum stocks

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Key Parameters

FINANCIALS PRICE VOLUME DELIVERY

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Major sources

• Scanners
• Trending Stocks
• Themes
• F&F
• Celebrities

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Seven Strategies

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Sector Rotation
Chart Patterns
FIPA Stocks
My 7 Key
CEPA Stocks
Strategies
Eagle Stocks
Tiger Stocks
52week/ATH Stocks

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Sector Rotation

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Theory
• Money Flows from one
Sector to another
• One can Judge the Sector
Movements using
• Price Action
• Breadth
• Delivery
• Pure Data Driven Decision
Making

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Chart Patterns

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Theory

• There is a pattern in everything


• Market reacts to patterns
• The magnitude of reactions can be
measured
• A hybrid model to Filter the trades
increases the accuracy

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FIPA Stocks
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Theory

• Stocks shows Sustainable Swings when


Fundamentals supports
• Quarterly performance of companies is
a good filter
• Consistent and reasonably good
fundamental is essential
• Price Action with relative strength
increases the probably of success

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CEPA Stocks

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Theory

• Companies with CAPEX plans tend to


outperform for long term
• Last 3 years increase in asset base in
a good proxy to identify CAPEX
• Sector level CAPEX boost can lead to
a broader market participation

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Eagle Stocks

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Theory

• Eagle Bird can fly High and very High


• A hyper momentum Stock that behaves like
Eagle will keep surprising everyone
• High Risk, high Return Stocks

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Tiger Stocks

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Theory

• Tiger represents Strength and Opportunist


• These Stocks are Solid internally and Act only when
there is a reason to attack

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52week/All Time High Stocks

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Theory

• There are Stocks making ATH regularly


• The Action cannot be Random and must be support
by fundamentals
• Quarterly Sales Growth and EPS trend is critical
• Broader monthly momentum is perfect for good
timing
• Weekly Price Action can be used for Entry and Exit

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