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InvestLab ResearchStrategy explainerNo. 04 · Aug 2026
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Relative Momentum Top5

Nine asset-class ETFs, three rules. Each month it holds the five that are trending strongest — and *always* holds five, with no cash brake — so the portfolio is permanently invested in whatever is leading.

Stephane RenevierInvestLab · former multi-asset portfolio manager, London
Published
5 Aug 2026
Updated
14 Aug 2026
Reading time
14 min
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Renevier, S. (2026). Relative Momentum Top5. InvestLab Research, Strategy explainer No. 04, 5 August 2026. www.investlab.app/research/relative-momentum-top5

For information and education only. Nothing here is investment advice. Backtested results are hypothetical and shown with their assumptions; past performance does not guarantee future returns.

Stephane Renevier

Runs InvestLab. Former multi-asset portfolio manager in London. The strategies written about here are tracked live on the platform.

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