Momentum Lab takes three strategies from published academic research, backtests them on any stock against buy & hold, and tells you in plain English what each one would do this month.
How it works
Pick one of three approaches from peer-reviewed finance research — aggressive momentum timing, patient value + quality, or defensive low volatility.
A backtest replays history: see exactly how the strategy would have traded that stock — when it held, when it moved to cash — versus simply buying and holding.
Every month, each strategy gives a plain-English verdict on your stocks: invested or in cash, bullish, cautious, or defensive. No chart-reading required.
The platform
From aggressive momentum timing to defensive low-volatility selection — each grounded in published academic research.
Rides a stock while momentum is strong and steps aside to cash when the trend turns — so you're not holding through deep downturns.
Only invests when a stock is both cheap relative to fundamentals and financially healthy — a good business at a fair price.
Prefers steady, low-drama stocks — decades of research show they've matched the market's returns with noticeably smaller swings.
The data
Every strategy is computed on institutional-quality financial data — cleaned to academic standards, dividend-adjusted, and split-adjusted across NYSE, AMEX, and NASDAQ-listed US equities.