U.S. Stocks gave a comeback last month after being down its’ previous two months rising to the top of the list. While in September we saw nearly all assets in the red, October bounced back for most assets while equities continue to fall. Although we didn’t see a dramatic climb for Managed futures, it’s still […]
Category: Why Alternatives?
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Nov
2022
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Oct
2022
Asset Class Scoreboard: September 2022
And for its next trick – managed futures will try and make money without the help of commodities. That mantra was seemingly playing out in September and throughout the 3rd quarter as managed futures shrugged off reversals lower in commodity markets and continued to post positive gains thanks to an incredible up trend in the […]
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Aug
2022
Asset Class Scoreboard: July 2022
There it was…the old dead cat bounce as investors suddenly decided maybe things are so bad the Fed will not just stop raising rates, but eventually cut rates – and started buying hand over fist in reaction. And what a bounce it was for US Stocks and Real estate, which both threatened double-digit single-month returns […]
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Jul
2022
June Mutual Fund Performance
The theme for June is “non-correlated does not mean negatively correlated.” We’ve written about this before. While equities continued their bear tread and bonds seemed to hit a temporary low, volatility never really picked up. The real story seemed to be in commodities. Agriculture, metals, and energy all reversed course as the world began to digest […]
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Jul
2022
Asset Class Scoreboard: June 2022
It’s a bird, it’s a plane… no, it’s managed futures, clocking in with gains once again this year as other assets get hammered down. It won’t always be like this… it hasn’t been like this for a while. But it’s here now. What’s more, managed futures did it this month without the commodity headwind, relying […]
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Jun
2022
May Mutual Fund Performance
May felt like a maelstrom in the moment but produced forgetful market activity. Equities continued their fall from grace, yet volatility remained muted which created a difficult environment for some VOL strategies. US bonds spent most of the month in a relief rally only to produce flat returns. Commodities were a mixed bag with grains […]
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Jun
2022
Asset Class Scoreboard: May 2022
Wait a second… Managed Futures can go down? Stocks and Bonds can go up? May showed us it is never quite that easy for asset classes to continue printing positive month after positive month (or negative after negative month) into infinity. Trends do end. Reversals do happen. Value buyers come in. Profit takers take profits. […]
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May
2022
Asset Class Scoreboard: April 2022
Look who’s on TOP !! It’s been a while…so we’ll thank you for the courtesy of a small victory lap. And boy, is this time different. Managed futures typically does well in market crisis periods when all risk assets correlate, sending markets like energies, grains, and metals lower alongside stocks, all with a nice kicker […]
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Apr
2022
Are ESG Factors Redefining Alternative Investments?
ESG is a term every investor should know, especially within the rapidly changing financial world. As different generations grow older, and new investing tactics are being born, people are beginning to invest their money more consciously. For those that aren’t familiar, ESG or Environmental, Social, and Governance investing is a strategy you can use to […]
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Apr
2022
Asset Class Scoreboard: March 2022
Wow! There’s quarters… then there’s those quarter-managed futures just put up… while stocks went up in March, mind you. The drivers that big commodity number you see at the top of the table, but also that poor Bonds number you see at the bottom of the table, with managed futures short bonds and loving it […]
