Short Interest in Bonds and Aggregate Stock Returns
The text reports extensive regression analyses evidencing that bond short interest robustly predicts stock market returns, spreads, and firm fundamentals.
What it examines
This study investigates if bond short interest predicts stock market returns. Using in-sample and out-of-sample predictive regressions, vector autoregression for return decomposition, and analysis of market frictions, the research evaluates bond and stock short interest indices. It aims to reveal delayed information diffusion and improve asset pricing and portfolio allocation.
What it concludes
The findings confirm that bond short interest effectively forecasts future stock returns, primarily by anticipating cash flow developments. This research highlights cross-market information delays due to market frictions, suggesting applications in portfolio management, risk pricing, and trading strategies. Future research should further explore integration barriers across markets.
Evidence objects
Research finds aggregate corporate bond short interest strongly predicts future market returns, outperforming traditional equity short measures; notably, the BOND SII index consistently signals declines in S&P 500 excess returns.
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Using innovative BOND SII and STOCK SII indices, the study applies rigorous univariate and bivariate regressions, Newey-West errors, and rolling out-of-sample tests, yielding insights into trading signals and market behavior.
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Moreover, the study shows bond short interest forecasts changes in bond return moments, credit spreads, and firm fundamentals, evidencing significantly delayed integration between bond and equity markets amid data limitations.
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The paper introduces a novel $BOND SII$ approach, extending equity methods to fixed income analysis. Its originality lies in using bond short interest to forecast stock returns with robust evidence. This innovative cross-market framework provides fresh perspectives and practical implications, making the research both compelling and significant for financial markets indeed.
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Raw abstract and provenance
- … in the bond market is relevant to the stock market, but the stock … credit spreads, we hypothesize that this predictability can translate into the ability to forecast the future credit …
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