“…A direct comparison of the average phase returns with those in Yan, Powell, Shi, and Xu (2007) cannot be made, since different methods and data are employed. The average monthly return reported by Yan, Powell, Shi, and Xu (2007) for the Shanghai market is 7.53% per month in bull markets, while the average monthly loss is −5.00% in bear markets. To make an indirect comparison, we can multiply our weekly returns for expansions and contractions by four, which gives a monthly return of 11.2% and −6.4%, respectively 8…”