Same framework. Different factor. Opposite risk signal.

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Same framework. Different factor. Opposite risk signal.

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Two weeks ago, Qi flagged drawdown risk in Momentum via MSR.

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Today the same framework is flagging a different factor — Earnings Momentum — but for the opposite reason.

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MSR measures how much of a factor’s return variance is being explained by macro. But different factor archetypes are vulnerable in different MSR regimes.

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For Price Momentum, low MSR is the fragility zone. Macro influence fades, idiosyncratic price action dominates, crowding builds in the winners — and the next macro shock can unwind the trade.

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For Earnings Momentum, the risk is the other way around.

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