How big is the Liquid Mutual fund compared to the rest of the industry? And is that growth in addition to, or at the expense of, the rest of the industry?
Category: Managed Futures
06
May
2016
Managed Futures is in a Drawdown – Cue Wilson Phillips
we wanted to send out this cult classic to all those invested in managed futures who right now just need to hold on… and “things’ll go your way.”
13
May
2016
Weekend Reads: The Best and Worst of April
Redefining Trend Following – (Top Traders Unplugged) One Time When Buying Low and Selling High Makes Sense – (Michael Melissinos Blog) The Most Powerful Female Hedge Fund Manager in the World is Crushing it – (Business Insider) Managed Futures Funds: The Best and Worst of April – (DailyAlts) VII. Manage Broad Global Volatility: Consider Global Macro and Managed Futures […]
16
May
2016
How did Ackman get so Married to this Valeant Trade
So how does a successful hedge fund manager like this can get so married to a trade? That’s the hallmark sign of a bad trader – someone who doesn’t cut their losses or worse yet, add on to losing positions.
23
May
2016
How much of a Drawdown are You Willing to Endure?
We are realizing that much of the billions that have flowed into managed futures mutual funds over the past few years may not be used to seeing this type of drawdown.
25
May
2016
Alternative Links: Investors Are Pleased with Managed Futures
Which HF strategies are investors most pleased (green bars) and disappointed with (red) over the last 6-12m | MS pic.twitter.com/QVI15BCSFI — Lady FOHF (@LadyFOHF) May 23, 2016 “Directors at David Harding’s Winton Capital Group hedge fund shared dividends totaling 311 million pounds ($453 million) for 2015 after the payout was boosted by 145 percent […]
26
May
2016
Is Your Alternative Investment Doing What It Should Be Doing?
While it may take years to correctly assess the abilities of a program to react in both good and bad periods – the current condensed volatility cycle with a nicely defined up move, and near mirror image down move is giving us the rare opportunity to evaluate programs in both environments. You can see in […]
01
Jun
2016
The Comeback Kid of the 2016 Asset Class Scoreboard
Don’t look now, but the long only Commodity ETF ($GSG) has gone through a 16% swing over the past three months to move all the way up to the top spot on May’s asset class scoreboard. Commodities have gone knocking on death’s door, to establishing a drawdown valley, to leading all asset classes after a […]
06
Jun
2016
How Long Will Managed Futures Be in a Drawdown?
You see, drawdowns are messy. They feel impossible, and that they will never end. They feel like it’s the first time such an investment has gone through such a losing stretch.
20
Jun
2016
Honoring the Turtles
This year, they’re honoring two greats: William Eckhardt & Richard Dennis, known to everyone in the industry as the creators of the turtle traders.
