What is the impact of volatility (and changes in volatility) on popular Currency Momentum and Currency Carry strategies? That's the topic of recent academic study written by Duc Hong Hoang, which decomposes foreign exchange volatility into two components, namely, secular (long-term) and transitory or mean-reverting (short-term) components. Long term component captures business cycle effects, while short term volatility usually represents funding tightness or shocks. Carry trade strategy is linked (and therefore partially predictable) to long-run volatility while momentum reacts mainly to short-run risks.
Author: Hoang
Title: Long Run and Short Run Risk Premium in Currency Market
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