We’re breaking the law…the laws of trading, that is! On this episode of the Derivative, we’re joined by Agustin Lebron (@AgustinLebron3), who started his career as an engineer and turned prop trader (you’d be surprised how common of a story and skill set that is) before writing his book The Laws of Trading: A Trader’s […]
Author: rcm-alternatives
10
Aug
2022
The Many C’s of Commodities and defining their diversification
There is something to alliteration with the letter C. In education circles, the Four C’s describe different skills necessary in the 21st century: Communication, Collaboration, Critical Thinking , and Creativity. The world of Diamonds[1] also has four C’s: Color, Cut, Clarity, and Carat. Five if you include Cost. In the world of Commodities, we also […]
05
Aug
2022
A Standpoint Story
Cool video from the team at Standpoint animating their equity curve versus global equities for the past 30 months, see below. It’s a little disconcerting to see the past 30 months of our lives, some of the oddest and stressful months a lot of us have ever seen, distilled down into a scant two minutes […]
04
Aug
2022
It’s not whether commodities keep going up, it’s whether they remain distinct and volatile with Tim Pickering of Auspice
This week we’re adding a different twist to our typical episode, and we’re diving into WHY Commodities can be accretive in your portfolio with Tim Pickering(@AuspiceTim). Tim is the Founder, President, and CIO of Auspice Capital Advisors and leads the strategic decision-making and the vision for Auspice’s diverse suite of award-winning rules-based quantitative investment strategies. […]
02
Aug
2022
Asset Class Scoreboard: July 2022
There it was…the old dead cat bounce as investors suddenly decided maybe things are so bad the Fed will not just stop raising rates, but eventually cut rates – and started buying hand over fist in reaction. And what a bounce it was for US Stocks and Real estate, which both threatened double-digit single-month returns […]
28
Jul
2022
YOLO is BS, and Investing as just one Dimension of Wealth with Brian Portnoy of Shaping Wealth
Will the real Portnoy please stand up? This week’s guest may not be rating pizzas worldwide in one bite, but he is an expert at simplifying the complex world of money — we’re sitting down with the one and only Brian Portnoy, Ph.D., CFA. Brian(@brianportnoy) is the founder of Shaping Wealth, a coaching and content […]
21
Jul
2022
Don’t Call it Private Equity, Seeking Value (and Tax Alpha) in Small Business with Adam Tkaczuk
It’s not every day you get to talk about investing and food in the same conversation, and this week, refinancing, restructuring, and investing in niche businesses is on the menu with Adam Tkaczuk (@Adam_Tkaczuk). Adam is a tax consultant, project CFO, and private equity investor. He raises debt, equity, and government subsidies for projects and […]
20
Jul
2022
With Commodity Prices Down, Are CTAs/Trend Followers Getting Crushed?
Word in the Twitter streets is of a commodity blood bath: Remember, CPI is a lagging indicator Commodity $s have plummeted from peaks: Lumber -58%, Nickel -54%, Aluminum -37%, NatGas -31%, Steel -28%, Wheat -28%, Zinc -25%, Lead -23%, Copper -22%, Soybeans -18%, Corn -16%, Cotton -14%, Cocoa -14%, Oil -13%, OJ -11%(Rosenberg Research) — […]
19
Jul
2022
June Mutual Fund Performance
The theme for June is “non-correlated does not mean negatively correlated.” We’ve written about this before. While equities continued their bear tread and bonds seemed to hit a temporary low, volatility never really picked up. The real story seemed to be in commodities. Agriculture, metals, and energy all reversed course as the world began to digest […]
14
Jul
2022
Covering Calls and Charting Curves with Jay Soloff of Investors Alley
You may know this week’s guest as a Kansas City Chief and sometime Royals fan on Twitter, but he has more than one connection to Kansas City. Jay Soloff (@jsoloff), an options volatility analyst, former CBOE market maker, pirate, and seller of uncapped forward variance swaps, joins us this week to discuss covering calls and […]
