One quick look at the Crude oil market over the past five years – it’s easy to see the development of a $8-dollar range that’s made it tough for most energy traders (here’s the exception) to find returns. We mentioned in our recent 2017 Outlook that the Oil market is poised for a breakout either […]
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Feb
2017
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Feb
2017
Weekend Reads: 7 Earth Sized Planets
At about 40 light-years (235 trillion miles) from Earth, the system of planets is relatively close to us, in the constellation Aquarius. Because they are located outside of our solar system, these planets are scientifically known as exoplanets.
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Feb
2017
Alternative Links: Bullish Oil Market
Forward prices for crude oil are signaling tightening supply for the first time since the market crashed in 2014. Oil Market Signal Turns Bullish for 1st Time Since Crash – (Bloomberg) Investors can look to managed futures funds to help reduce their exposure to risk. It is the transparency and liquidity that make active […]
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Feb
2017
The Top 10 Managed Futures Managers of January
As a whole, the Managed Futures sector did not perform well in January’s market environment, but that doesn’t mean there weren’t outliers. If we ignore risk metrics, RCM’s due diligence, and exclusively sort by returns only, these are the Top 10 programs in January. (Disclaimer: past performance is not necessarily indicative of future results. Programs […]
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Feb
2017
Weekend Reads: Eliminating “Sell By” Dates
But those are mostly wants. When it comes to needs, it’s a different story. Housing, even after the 2008-09 crack-up, is expensive. Rentals have gone straight up as home ownership has fallen. The costs of education have skyrocketed and show no signs of slowing. Medical and health-insurance costs are among the fastest-rising of all consumer […]
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Feb
2017
RCM Alternatives Wins Best Introducing Broker Fourth Year in a Row
If you’ve been spent any time on the RCM Alternatives website as of late, you might have noticed things look a little different. We’re talking about a completely fresh look, designed purely with the idea of making it as user friendly as possible for potential investors to find an alternative investment research, stats, and a […]
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Feb
2017
Rickety Rationale for Commodity Investing
More than a few are likely to be confused and/or upset when and if commodity prices go on a tear higher and their absolute return program doesn’t keep pace.
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Feb
2017
Alternative Links: 8th Richest Man
After becoming the world’s eighth-richest man at his peak in early 2012, the Brazilian tycoon lost $35 billion in a single year as his commodities empire collapsed.
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Feb
2017
The Rock Stars of the Managed Futures World in 2016
The sector of the brain firing off the most “signals” in 2016 was Volatility Traders. Here’s a preview of our review of that sector:
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Feb
2017
How Will Trump Affect the Global Macro / Managed Futures World?
Today, we published our 2017 Managed Futures/Global Macro Outlook, and there’s one rather ‘in the news’ figure we couldn’t help but analyze given his penchant for market moving tweets and what not.
Yes, It seems leaders in the industry are thinking Trump could very well, “Make Discretionary Marco Great Again.” The thought process is Managed Futures and Global Macro styles should expect….
