Dataset title: It Could Be Overreaction, Not Lottery-Seeking, That Is Behind Bali, Cakici And Whitelaw’s MAX Effect. Code, Data and Additional Information DOI: 10.25917/w1ve-5r50 Associate or Co-investigator Contact Information Name: Gorman, Jake Institution: Curtin University Email: jake.gorman@curtin.edu.au ORCID: 0000-0001-7722-8917 Associate or Co-investigator Contact Information Name: Akhtar, Farida Institution: Macquarie University Email: farida.akhtar@mq.edu.au ORCID: 0000-0002-2254-7117 Associate or Co-investigator Contact Information Name: Durand, Robert B Institution: Curtin University Email: Robert.Durand@curtin.edu.au ORCID: 0000-0002-4796-5024 Associate or Co-investigator Contact Information Name: Gould, John Institution: Curtin University Email: j.gould@curtin.edu.au ORCID: 0000-0002-7789-4343 Date of dataset publication: Feb 2022 Keywords: Extreme returns; Lottery-like payoffs; Gambling; Overreaction; Reversal. Primary dataset contact: Robert Durand, Robert.Durand@curtin.edu.au If necessary, further information or contact details may be found by emailing researchdata@curtin.edu.au +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ DATA INFORMATION Data description: We provide the SAS code used to conduct the analysis presented in Gorman, J., Akhtar, F., Durand, R.B., Gould J., "It Could Be Overreaction, Not Lottery-Seeking, That Is Behind Bali, Cakici And Whitelaw’s MAX Effect", forthcoming in the Critical Finance Review. In addition, we provide: 1. a sample of the data used; and 2. the additional analysis, discussed in the paper, of firms' first-MAX-in-21-days events. Number of files & types: There are three files. 1. SAS code. 2. Data (in a format readable by SAS); and 3. a pdf file. Special software required to open files: SAS 9.1 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ REUSE INFORMATION Recommended citation: Gorman, J., Akhtar, F., Durand, R., & Gould, J. (2021). It Could Be Overreaction, Not Lottery-Seeking, That Is Behind Bali, Cakici And Whitelaw’s MAX Effect; Code, Data and Additional Information [Data set]. Curtin University. https://doi.org/10.25917/W1VE-5R50 This dataset is provided under a CC BY License. More details can be found at https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/