Point/Counterpoint on the Rydex/Wisdom Tree Managed Futures Funds
It seems our recent newsletter covering Wisdom Tree’s Managed Futures ETF (WDTI) and Rydex’s Managed Futures Fund (RYMFX) has caused a bit of controversy in the blogosphere, with Victor Sperandeo, chief executive of Alpha Financial Technologies LLC, posting a response to our critique. We are happy the debate is now out in the open, and […]
And the Winner is…. Silver
In a tight race with Crude Oil…. Silver is the winner in the “which commodity will go back to new 2011 highs first following the Japan earthquake sell off” contest. Will other commodities follow? After the Egypt/Libya/Japan led stock and commodity sell off since mid February, most markets remain -4% to -15% below their 2011 […]
Expected v. Realized Returns in Managed Futures
Our weekly newsletter is up here, analyzing how expectations impact the investing experience and decission making paradigm. Confused? Think about it this way: for those who first set sight on the Mona Lisa or ate at the best restaurant in town and felt underwhelmed, asking yourself what the big deal is; or conversely have been […]
$4 Billion more into the pot…
Seems ‘Joe Public’ continues to plow money into long only commodity ETFs and Funds (see Reuters article here) despite the well publicized problems with several of them (USO and UNG specifically). We’ll take the opportunity to update our charts comparing the Crude Oil, Natural Gas, and now Corn cash and futures markets versus their ETF […]
Weekend Reads
It’s been a week of uncertainty, with massive drops in the Nikkei followed by small gains and a whole lot of speculation over what the future holds. As we type this post, government officials in Japan are reporting that the nuclear reactors are melting down. Since we don’t have a crystal ball to consult for […]
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