1. And the herd can swerve suddenly, as it has done, because momentum investors want stocks that are moving higher quickly. 2. And when an explosive run-up in REIT shares slowed, momentum investors bailed on the equities, investors and analysts say. 3. As value investors drop out, shares targeted by momentum investors become even more vulnerable to sharp drops. 4. After McAfee reported its DSOs, momentum investors, who often follow specific criteria like DSOs, sold the stock. 5. But, unlike many momentum investors, he does not just buy a stock whose price is galvanized and then hope to tag along. 6. Even some momentum investors are getting scared. 7. Kopp differs from so-called momentum investors in other ways. 8. Lamoreaux blames the drop on a mass exit by momentum investors after the company reported that revenues for one of its business units fell short of expectations. 9. Momentum investors buy stocks that are rising sharply and look to bail out before prices peak. 10. Momentum investors certainly can play a role. |