We’re entering the final quarter of 2015, and if we take the sports analogy a little further – it’s time for the star of your portfolio to show up if there’s any hope of winning the game. Because no matter the make up of your team in 2015, you’re likely losing through three quarters, with […]
Category: Chart of the Week
29
Sep
2015
Steer Clear of Copper Coated Brazilian Cattle
While alternative investment professionals often extol market diversification as a risk tool (never too much bet on any one opportunity), what we enjoy – as investors – about so many markets available to such pros is so many opportunities for returns. There’s nearly always a larger discussion to be had which ignores the all-encompassing CNBC discussion on whether equities […]
10
Sep
2015
Asset Classes in Crisis
We’ve all been wondering how different asset classes were going to react to the market volatility of last month, and here it is in one table. Our monthly look at how each of the eight asset classes we track do every month and year.
25
Aug
2015
How did Managed Futures do while the Dow was Down 1000
We’re getting calls fast and furious asking how managed futures fared during the Dow losing a few thousand points.
24
Aug
2015
Todays Moves Across Different Markets
Volatility is in the air. China is in freefall, crude oil is in the 30’s, the euro is up 2% on the day, and the U.S. markets can’t seem to shake the volatility. The chart below does a pretty good job of showing the markets moves in equities, both internationally and domestically. (Disclaimer: Past performance […]
18
Aug
2015
The Dangers of The Death Cross Indicator
The most ominous market indicator out there, The Death Cross. It’s the market indicator that strikes fear into those who just heard that such an indicator exists.
13
Aug
2015
Playing Discretionary Global Macro Trader For a Day
Ignoring the metrics, the Bollinger Bands, the Average True Ranges — what are events telling us? Let’s pretend we’re a discretionary trader…
06
Aug
2015
It Sure Feels Worse Than It Is
If you look at the asset class scoreboard it sure looks like everything is find (despite commodities), but it sure feels a lot worse than it is, with U.S. stocks near their annual lows this week, after being at their annual highs last month.
30
Jul
2015
A Wealth of (Managed Futures) Common Sense
We couldn’t help but notice the subject of his musings on doing what works for you in his latest post, “The Importance of Intellectual Honesty in the Markets” is of Managed Futures.
29
Jul
2015
Alternative Links: Forever Stamps Are a Commodity
“You can see why managed futures grew in popularity following the crisis. This particular index outperformed stocks by more than 50% in 2008 and beat a 60/40 portfolio by roughly 40%. Predictably, managed futures mutual funds exploded in AUM from around $200 million in 2007 to almost $2.5 billion by the end of 2009 as […]
