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http://dx.doi.org/10.13106/jafeb.2021.vol8.no2.0711

Momentum Effect in the Oman Stock Market Over the Period of 2005-2018  

GHARAIBEH, Omar Khlaif (Finance and Banking Department, Faculty of Economic and Administrative Sciences, Al-alBayt University)
AL-KHAZALI, Ahmad (Finance and Banking Department, Faculty of Economic and Administrative Sciences, Al-alBayt University)
AL-QURAN, Ali Zkariya (Department of Business Administration, Faculty of Economic and Administrative Sciences, Al-alBayt University)
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The Journal of Asian Finance, Economics and Business / v.8, no.2, 2021 , pp. 711-724 More about this Journal
Abstract
The purpose of this paper is to investigate the profitability of the momentum effects on the Oman Stock Market (OSM). This study uses the monthly returns of all stocks listed on the OSM, with a total of 107 companies used in the study for the period from 2005 to 2018. According to the methodology developed by Jegadeesh and Titman (1993), this study builds momentum portfolios based on various sizes. Moreover, the January effect is also examined to recognize if this effect is related to the momentum effect. The results find that there is evidence of momentum returns and these returns are statistically and economically significant. The sub-periods confirmed the profitability of the momentum strategy. This paper shows that momentum returns are evident at different sizes; big, medium, and small-sized portfolios. Besides, the result shows that the classic January effect does not play an important role in the momentum returns. Thus, the implication is that the momentum should not take into account the annual, seasonal, and size returns. The capital asset pricing model (CAPM) or the three-factor model cannot explain momentum returns generated by individual stocks in the Oman Stock Market. These results are useful to academia and investors alike.
Keywords
Momentum Effect; Size; January; Oman Stock Market; Capital Asset Pricing Model;
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