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 […]
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Mar
2023
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 […]
20
Dec
2022
Mutual Fund Performance: November 2022
November came with a bang. The election, a Twitter takeover, Putin doubling down in Ukraine, and China’s covid problems created plenty of volatility. Equities and bond prices continued their correlation as the market priced in some sort of easing from the Fed, and the USD followed suit. Commodities were a mixed bag, with metals finally […]
29
Nov
2022
Mutual Fund Performance: October 2022
October seems like a world away, given the events of this month. Nevertheless, funds generally performed well across the board. Stocks and bond prices behaved more traditionally, and volatility was generally down over the month. Commodities were mixed but provided some opportunities for trend followers. (Hey everyone, good news, coffee futures were down almost 20%!). […]
13
Sep
2022
Mutual Fund Performance: August 2022
At first, August looked like it would continue this bear market rally, but the trend kicked back in. Led by bonds dropping, the world started pricing in a stronger fed stance. Stocks turned over, and the dollar strengthened. Stock volatility (i.e., VIX) rose but in a more orderly way, making it challenging for some long volatility […]
12
Aug
2022
Mutual Fund Performance: July 2022
July provided a relief rally for the still-correlated stocks and bonds much to the chagrin of doomsday prophets. Volatility fell most every day of the month providing a good test for long volatility strategies. Commodity markets were mixed in performance and choppy, lacking a coherent theme (Natural Gas the notable exception). This proves difficult for […]
14
Jun
2022
May Mutual Fund Performance
May felt like a maelstrom in the moment but produced forgetful market activity. Equities continued their fall from grace, yet volatility remained muted which created a difficult environment for some VOL strategies. US bonds spent most of the month in a relief rally only to produce flat returns. Commodities were a mixed bag with grains […]
25
May
2022
April Mutual Fund Performance
April was the worst month for equities since March 2020, with the S&P down -8.9% month over month. Thankfully there’s bonds to fall back on right? For those living under an igneous formation, the inflation-Fed theme continues to provoke selling in equities and a tightening of credit (pushing bond prices down). As elsewhere reported, this is […]
25
Apr
2022
March Mutual Fund Flows
Assets generally flowed into alternative-focused funds in March. The world started to digest the idea that Russia’s war with Ukraine wouldn’t be over quickly. On the home front, the Fed maintained its hawkish tone. While equities prices rose, more money wants to incorporate some kinds of diversification. The mutual funds below reflect that appetite, with […]
06
Apr
2022
MF Mutual Fund Performance – March
Beware the ides of March. This past month showed madness in more than one way. Markets began to internalize the ramifications of the ongoing tragedy in Ukraine amidst the backdrop of inflation in the west. Despite much uncertainty, market volatility generally declined for the later 2/3rd of the month. Equity prices rallied hard. Commodities, which […]
