Nice piece. Momentum is definitely an interesting --but unorthodox--concept in investing. Especially for value investors!

We looked at this concept and compared it so the "frog in the pan" momentum hypothesis. Acceleration isn't as effective.

Here is our take on frog in the pan momentum if you are unfamiliar with the concept:
http://blog.alphaarchitect.com/2015/11/23/frog-in-the-pan-identifying-t…

Regardless, interesting idea and nice post. Thanks for writing. wes