Back in November we talked about crude being in a down trend, but it looks like that could be in jeapordy on shorter time frames. This week crude hit a three-week high. Oil Hits Fresh 3-Week Highs on US-China Trade talks, Dovish Central Bank Signals (The Street) A “flash crash,” conventionally, means that some […]
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31
Dec
2018
The top 10 posts in 2018
This might be a humble brag, but 2018 was a great year for our Attain Alternatives blog. Content was pushed out covering non-correlation, backwardation, the world cup and the crazy year for managed futures. We put together the top 10 blogs of 2018 — based on the number of reads. If you haven’t already, take […]
13
Dec
2018
What happens when 5 financial gurus walk into the CME?
Have you heard the one about the quant, Ag trader, crypto champion, portfolio manager, and day trader walking into the CME? Neither had we. So we sent RCM’s Jeff Malec over to participate in the Opalesque 2018 Chicago Roundtable to cover topics ranging from payment for order flow, pseudo-liquidity, the risk in equity portfolios, whether […]
12
Dec
2018
Alternative Links: Volatility – Normal or not so much?
Catch up on what we’re checking out this week. Despite announcing that Ivy League universities beat returns of the typical 60-40 portfolio over the last decade. Taking a closer look, even the top performing universities still reported lower returns. Ivy League Endowments Lag 60-40 Portfolio (Chief Investment Officer) But we don’t need hedge funds […]
07
Dec
2018
Attack of the chocolate covered corporate gift.
The saying typically goes “A little bit of sweetness can drown out a whole lot of bitterness.” But here at RCM, the saying “A lot of holiday sweetness is causing us all to enter a chocolate coma that we can’t escape” may more accurately describe our situation. Holidays tend to be centered around all things […]
06
Sep
2018
Asset Class Scoreboard: August
It’s good to be the US Stock market. You know, with those two trillion dollar companies and all, its as if it can do no wrong, slowly pacing ahead month after month (its 5th straight month of gains and new all time highs in August). We talked a bit about how hedge funds don’t really […]
14
Jun
2018
None of Us Understand Probability
All of this is to say, these numbers are just guesses. They’re very, very educated guesses, using all the latest in modeling and systematizing human analysis. But still just guesses.
09
Mar
2018
Weekend Reads: The Future of 2018
If commodities are back and you’re getting ready to ride the wave, make sure the undercurrent doesn’t suck your portfolio under.
15
Feb
2018
Managed Futures Crazy 2018
In the course of 13 days, the index went from up 6% to down -4.5%, a 10% swing. That’s surprisingly similar to what stocks have done so far in 2018.
13
Feb
2018
The Chart Showing Why This VIX Move is Unique
Enter February 5th, 2018 – where something curious happened – the fear gauge disconnected from actual fear in the market.
