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Todays Moves Across Different Markets
Volatility is in the air. China is in freefall, crude oil is in the 30’s, the euro is up 2%…
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Playing Discretionary Global Macro Trader For a Day
Ignoring the metrics, the Bollinger Bands, the Average True Ranges — what are events telling us? Let’s pretend we’re a…
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Have They Convinced You Commodities Are Dead Yet?
If you had a dollar for every article about how horrible commodities have been performing, well, you’d be rich.
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How to Play a Bounce in Oil (Hint: Not $USO)
It’s the first (real) week back from holiday break, but the story is the same as it was before Christmas,…
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The 2014 Commy Awards
The Emmy Awards, the Webby’s, the ESPY’s, (why do they all end in y’s) we decided to do our own…
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The Best Tweets on Crude Oil’s Crash
January 2015 WTI Crude just hit 60, and minute by minute, day by day, those people calling for crude to…
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11 things you should know about the Crude Oil Drop
Christmas came a month early for those short Crude Oil over the past couple of months, specifically last week, and…
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The entries on this blog are intended to further subscribers understanding, education, and – at times – enjoyment of the world of alternative investments. Unless distinctly noted otherwise, the data and graphs included herein are intended to be mere examples and exhibits of the topic discussed, are for educational and illustrative purposes only, and do not represent trading in actual accounts. Opinions expressed are that of the author.
The mention of specific asset class performance (i.e. +3.2%, -4.6%) is based on the noted source index (i.e. Newedge CTA Index, S&P 500 Index, etc.), and investors should take care to understand that any index performance is for the constituents of that index only, and does not represent the entire universe of possible investments within that asset class. And further, that there can be limitations and biases to indices such as survivorship, self reporting, and instant history.
The performance data for various Hedge Funds, Commodity Trading Advisor (“CTA”) and Commodity Pools are compiled from various sources, including Barclay Hedge, RCM’s own estimates of performance based on account managed by advisors on its books, and reports directly from the advisors. These performance figures should not be relied on independent of the individual advisor’s disclosure document, which has important information regarding the method of calculation used, whether or not the performance includes proprietary results, and other important footnotes on the advisor’s track record. Past Performance is Not Necessarily Indicative of Future Results. The regulations of the CFTC require that prospective clients of a managed futures program (CTA) receive a disclosure document when they are solicited to enter into an agreement whereby the CTA will direct or guide the client’s commodity interest trading and that certain risk factors be highlighted. The disclosure document contains a complete description of the principal risk factors and each fee to be charged to your account by the CTA.
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