Question: 1. Sabrina has been using crossover (which is a technical analysis strategy) over the past 3 years by comparing the short-term moving average against the

1. Sabrina has been using crossover (which is a technical analysis strategy) over the past 3 years by comparing the short-term moving average against the long-term moving average to identify buy or sell signal. She has earned consistent abnormal returns based on this strategy. Please explain the efficiency of the market (i.e. inefficient/weak-form/semi-strong form/strong form) and give reasons for your answer. (3 marks)

2. Based on the performance and information of the two funds below, Lenora concludes that the market is semi-strong efficient. Please judge whether her statement is correct or not and give reasons for your answer. (3 marks)

Performance (Return in percentage)

Management Fee (in percentage)

Fund A

12%

0.2%

Fund B

12%

1.1%

3. Lara uses put-call ratio to gauge the overall sentiment in the Australian equity market. Based on the current put-call ratio of 0.96, Lara sells stocks in the market. What is the best terminology to describe Laras strategy (i.e. contrarian or momentum) and explain your answers? (3 marks)

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