SP500 Momentum Signal

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Code exercise: developing an SP500 momentum signal
Author

Mike Aguilar

Published

September 9, 2026

In this exercise we construct momentum for the SP500 constituent, convert that to a trading signal, from which we build a strategy and finally a portfolio.

In this file you’ll see the architecture, code, and output. There are Questions, but I leave the answers for you to fill in for yourself. [I’ll make available to my students later.]