Managed Futures v. Bill Gross
Whether or not Bill Gross is actually short US treasuries in his flagship PIMCO program is up for debate. He said no on CNBC, but one of our favorite bloggers, ZeroHedge, essentially called him out- saying, No, you are short. But whatever side you take on that battle of semantics, Mr. Gross has made no […]
Weekend Reads
It has been a bad week for most managed futures programs. Choppy conditions, including the reversal of the recent down move over the past two days, has made it difficult for many programs to recover from the commodity price correction. And about that price correction… we seem stuck in a sideways price action, which looks […]
Asset Class Scoreboard Through April 2011
It’s time to update our asset class scorecard through the end April. Compared to the numbers we reported for March, it seems as though the general ascent has continued. Commodities, real estate, US and World stocks, and hedge funds continued to bring in positive returns, while bonds and managed futures did an about face. But […]
The end of the commodity rally? Not so fast…
With Silver down 29.703% from its high, Crude down 12.54%% from its high, and markets like Cattle, Sugar, and Cotton at multi-month lows – the press has been calling it the end. But it seemed just a little too easy to us. Now, don’t get us wrong, we’re all for cheaper prices at the pump, […]
Reasons for the Seasons in Managed Futures
As the weather in Chicago continues to toy with the good folks at Attain (90 degrees and 40 degrees should not fall within the same 7 day span), we thought it might be a good idea to look at how the seasons impact something other than our wardrobes. Turns out, certain periods of the year […]
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