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Wall Street momentum trade has reversed into a losing bet

The WSJ Markets writes that a momentum strategy built on the idea of rising winners has abruptly gone the other way, leaving investors who relied on the trade facing losses.

According to the outlet, the logic behind the approach has flipped, turning what was once described as self-reinforcing gains into a “losing game” for those positioned for continued outperformance.

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