February gave back some of the optimism in January. The markets continued to pay attention to point/counter-point of economic data and the Fed as if it was a lame televised political debate. The sentiment indicates more rate hikes are coming. Stocks and bonds were down most of the month (VOL up mildly). Predictably, the dollar […]
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Mar
2023
09
Mar
2023
WTF?! Will 0DTE Cause Gammageddon? With Mike Green and Craig Peterson
WTF is “Gammageddon”? What do 0DTE options have to do with it? Should I be fearful? Should I be greedy? We’re getting into all of it in this episode where we dig into just what zero days to expiry (0DTE) options are, who’s trading these things, who’s on the other side, and why (and why […]
07
Mar
2023
Asset Class Scoreboard: February 2023
Most assets took a tumble in February, as the everything rally from January to start off the year took a bit of a breather – as stocks and bonds resumed their 2022 look with both seeing losses at the same time. Elsewhere, U.S. Real estate took the biggest fall, although most have remained out of […]
02
Mar
2023
You still don’t have enough Trend Following or Foreign Equity exposure with Meb Faber
Grab your favorite trucker hat/baseball cap, and settle in for this episode where Jeff picks Meb Faber’s @MebFaber brain on everything from skiing to picking an investment advisor because they can get you on at Riviera Country Club. We’ve got Meb Faber back on the show to nominally talk about trend following – but as […]
24
Feb
2023
Volatility as an Asset Class with Jason Buck, Zed Francis, Rodrigo Gordillo, and Luke Rahbari
We’re back this week bringing you the second half of our Miami event – sharing the open discussion and panel portion that focused on volatility as an asset class. The panel was quite the collective of talent, with Luke Rahbari, CEO of Equity Armor Investments, Zed Francis, CIO and co-founder of Convexitas, Rodrigo Gordillo, president […]
16
Feb
2023
We’re Back!! Talking Trend, Miami, and Volatility with Nasdaq’s Kevin Davitt
We’re back with a new episode of The Derivative, and this time we’re talking all things trend following, Miami, and volatility with Kevin Davitt from Nasdaq. This episode starts by clarifying some questions about trend-following strategies and sharing some quick thoughts on volatility in 2022. It was a unique year for trend following, with […]
07
Feb
2023
Meb Faber Asks: Why Aren’t More Investor’s Allocated to Trend Following?
Amidst all the new year wishes, new year resolutions, and just normal new year meaning new work – you may have missed Meb Faber’s weekend post at the end of January. You may be wondering why so few investors have an allocation to trend following: Astonishing to me that the vast majority of investors have […]
03
Feb
2023
Asset Class Scoreboard: January 2023
And we’re off to the races… January almost did a complete reversal from January 2022, with U.S. Real Estate taking the lead, leaving Commodities nearly in the dust. It’s important to note that most assets are not in the red yet, and as we prepare for a very uncertain year in the market, 2023 has […]
05
Jan
2023
Mutual Fund Performance: December 2022
The weather outside was frightful for some of the US markets in December. As risks of recession loomed, equities and bond prices fell in tandem (again). Volatility increased modestly providing a meager meal long volatility strategies. A milder European winter (so far) helped energy prices mostly decline through the month, especially natural gas. The USD […]
04
Jan
2023
Asset Class Scoreboard: December 2022
Commodities for the Win! There it was. The final buzzer of the game as 2022 comes to an end. But it was a bit of a bore of a game overall, with the scoreboard at the end of the year looking a lot like it did throughout the year, with Commodities and Managed Futures leading […]
