{"id":2097,"date":"2020-04-29T10:22:42","date_gmt":"2020-04-29T10:22:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/algotrading101.com\/learn\/?p=2097"},"modified":"2022-07-16T18:27:52","modified_gmt":"2022-07-16T18:27:52","slug":"what-is-quantamental","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/algotrading101.com\/learn\/what-is-quantamental\/","title":{"rendered":"What is Quantamental? 3 Techniques to Investing"},"content":{"rendered":"
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What is Quantamental? Quantamental is a term that describes a hybrid of quantitative and fundamental techniques to investing.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

This term is a fancy buzzword that is gaining popularity as it is a convenient marketing angle.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Quantamental techniques have been around for a while. Most firms use a mix of quantitative and qualitative fundamental techniques.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Traditional hedge funds have been using quantitative techniques to supplement their qualitative analysis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Quantitative funds largely use quantitative techniques (you don’t say!) but in certain strategies, they might still use some qualitative analysis to supplement the quantitative analysis. E.g. When the COVID-19 crisis happens, they might intervene in strategies that don’t work in volatile environments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Let’s look at 3 categories of quantamental techniques in this article:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n