Well that didn’t work out like it looked it should around August 10th or so… when the Newedge CTA index was up about 1% for the month while stocks were getting hammered. Based on preliminary data from the Newedge CTA Index, Credit Suisse Dow Jones Core Managed Futures Index, and the performance of the CTAs […]
Category: Managed Futures
31
Aug
2011
Managed Futures Wins Round One Versus Bill Gross
It wasn’t that long ago that Bill Gross stood squarely against managed futures, shouting the demise of U.S. treasuries as a viable investment from the rooftops. We disagreed with him then, believing the trend in bonds to be decidedly up. This is where we get to say “told you so.” From the Financial Times: Bill […]
30
Aug
2011
UCITS: Expensive, Complex, Worth it?
Europe and the U.S. may be viewed as Western titans in the public sphere, but there are certainly unique differences between the two juggernauts. Whether it’s food, culture, or politics, each region has its own flavor. One of those differences as it relates to investing which is gaining more and more notoriety is the rapid […]
30
Aug
2011
Why Managed Futures Love Bonds
Our weekly newsletter is out, and this time around, we’re letting you in on a secret ingredient in managed futures success- bonds. When most people think of the bond market, they think of nerdy fixed income analysts and boring, low rates of return. After all, there isn’t a whole lot of excitement in an investment […]
29
Aug
2011
Stock Diversification Doesn’t Work – This is News?
Just a couple of weeks ago, we delved into the biggest selling point for managed futures: non-correlation to traditional asset classes. That means that regardless of whether stocks are up or down, managed futures has the potential to make or lose money. Turns out, all those advisors who have trumpeted diversification within stocks and not […]
29
Aug
2011
Yes, the (Forex) Deck IS Stacked Against You
We recently had a user on Twitter ask us our thoughts on forex, and it made us realize we probably have not been repeating our thoughts on the subject frequently enough. So here it is- Don’t do it. Forex is a dark and shady world that we’ve written about on multiple occasions. The regulators are […]
26
Aug
2011
Berkshire Hathaway, Bandaids and Bad Practice: Bailouts Gone Wild?
The big news yesterday was the “bailout” of Bank of America by Warren Buffett. After weeks of attempting to defend themselves and their capitalization (stooping to what Josh Brown called “investor relations on acid” at one point), it was Uncle Warren to the rescue… to the tune of $5 billion. The Wall Street Journal made […]
25
Aug
2011
The Trade(s) that Saved Roe Capital?
What’s wrong with people? Why do we love to see blood and guts, an accident on the side of the road, and John Paulson’s hedge fund losing money? For whatever reason, people love to see a train wreck. We got 100 times more views on our post ‘The trade that killed Dighton Capital” than we […]
24
Aug
2011
Grains Defy Global Slide
With many pundits coming out and saying we are already in recession, no need debating it – and the stock market sure acting like that is the case; Soybeans up .86% yesterday reminds us that there is much more to that term ‘markets’ than just your grandfather’s stocks and bonds. There are grain markets like […]
23
Aug
2011
Cue the Natural Disasters
Just when everything seemed to be on solid footing again, with stocks not named Bank of America seeming to have found a bottom, we have an earthquake in Virginia (seriously), and a hurricane threatening the Eastern Seaboard of the US… They evacuated the Pentagon and sky scrapers in NYC following the quake, and everyone is […]
