There’s no denying Managed Futures performance has struggled in the recent bout of no volatility with the SG CTA Index down -1.64% thru October and the SG CTA Mutual Fund Index down an even worse -6.45% {Disclaimer: Past performance is not necessarily indicative of future results}. But anyone who’s been around the block a couple of […]
Category: Investing Insight
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Nov
2016
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Sep
2016
What Moves Futures Markets
A three market mashup of the CME’s infographics covering grains, meats, and energy markets, highlighting 5 main categories of events that move futures prices this way or that.
03
Aug
2016
Infographic: The (Investors) Road to Rio
We thought what better way to celebrate the world’s greatest athletes than thinking what asset classes best represent each sport.
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 […]
20
May
2016
Weekend Reads: Equities Neutral, Upgrades Commodities
Goldman Sachs cuts equities to ‘neutral’, upgrades commodities
04
May
2016
Alternative Links: Get Out of the Stock Market
“The conference wants a specific recommendation from me. I guess ‘Get out of the stock market’ isn’t clear enough”
03
May
2016
Asset Class Scoreboard April Performance
Pop the champagne! For the first time in 2016, all 8 asset classes we track are positive on the year, with the most surprising leader: commodities
27
Apr
2016
Alternative Links: A Thirst for the Futures Industry
Mary Ann Burns: A Thirst for the Futures Industry and a Crafty Career – (JLN) Commodity Prices Rise For 3rd Week In A Row – (The Capital Spectator) Commodity Hedge Funds Are Hot Again – (Wall Street Journal) Escoffier leaves Societe Generale – (Reuters) Are alt mutuals eating from the CTA pie? – (CTA Intelligence) […]
25
Apr
2016
The World with Negative Interest Rates
Don’t look now, but almost 40% of the global bond markets have negative interest rates. Just what are negative interest rates and what does it mean for the average investor?
20
Apr
2016
Alternative Links: Top 5 Control 70% of the AUM
The five largest CTA mutual funds account for 70% of the AUM,
