Alpha, momentum stock investment strategies: Investors avoiding these in 2025 but how did they perform over last 10 years?
Alpha, momentum trail in 2025, outperform in the long run
Investors have turned risk-averse in 2025 with markets growing volatile amid global headwinds and concerns about earnings and export growth. Low volatility strategy tops the rank in 2025 as investors prefer stocks with stable price movements.
The alpha strategy struggled in 2025 due to a challenging macro environment, making it hard for active managers to beat benchmarks. However, it outperformed in the long run by exploiting market inefficiencies and through disciplined investing.
The momentum strategy underperformed in 2025 as volatility and macro uncertainty led to a weak trend formation. Moreover, most trends were short-lived due to frequent market reversals and…