Introducing an infographic looking at 14 different asset classes performing during 5 different crisis periods over the past 20 years, thanks to our newly found graphic designer, which came as part of our merger with RCM.
Category: Macro Commentary
27
May
2015
What the (Yen) is Going On!
the currency markets have been a little crazy as of late. Like crazy crazy.
26
May
2015
Wall St. Sucks at Predicting Interest Rates, and so does Everyone Else
Raise your hand if you’ve been waiting, and waiting, and waiting for interest rates to finally rise.
20
May
2015
Everything you need to know about El Nino & Commodities
What’s the first thing you talk about with a stranger? The weather. Why? Because it’s constantly changing and meteorologists are poor predictors. It’s part of what makes global weather so volatile, and what makes those commodity futures markets that need such weather to grow so non-correlated to the equities. If we need any further proof of this, look […]
18
May
2015
Futures vs ETFs 4 Months In
If you’ve been paying attention to the futures markets recently, you know that crude oil has rallied. Not back to the $100 range, but a 20% bounce from it’s low.
12
May
2015
Moving Markets Change Asset Scoreboard
As winter turns to spring, the ground beneath the asset classes are shifting, with April looking a bit different than the start of the year.
19
Mar
2015
Yesterday’s Atomic Green Bomb
Ouch… that was one heck of a day yesterday for those long the US Dollar and short just about everything else against it, including Grains, Energies, and Foreign Currencies
10
Mar
2015
Euro by the Numbers
Despite all the “problems” in Europe – the Euro Currency is still at a premium to the US Dollar 107% to be exact, even if it has dropped from a premium of 140% just a few months ago. Although that may change soon, with the Euro at fresh 10 year lows and threatening to break the psychological par level (1.00). Who knows if that will happen, but while we’re waiting to see – why not take a look at the Euro Currency by the numbers:
02
Mar
2015
Asset Class Scoreboard Two Months In
In a “business as usual” market environment with new all time highs almost every day in the S&P 500, Dow Jones, and NASDAQ Composite, it’s fun to play the game, which asset class has done the best since the beginning of the year, or over the past twelve months. You might be surprised as to who’s on top and who’s not.
16
Feb
2015
Different Exposure, Different Price
Long Only Commodities as an asset class has been plummeting since around April last year, and the downtrend continues into 2015. The average move of commodity futures in January came out to be -5.02%, compared to ETFs -7.54%, with ETFs underperforming the futures markets they supposedly track by 2.52% {Past performance is not necessarily indicative […]
