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Bitcoin Hedge Fund Up 2,129% Raises Concerns
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ValueWalk
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Saturday, August 26, 2017 7:28 AM EDT
As cryptocurrencies are established with increasing regularity, it might smell like the tulip mania du jour to some, but to John Chalekson it represents a transformation of a digital society where profits can be had. Caveat emptor.
In this article: BITCOMP
There Are No Shortcuts
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Steve McDonald
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Friday, August 18, 2017 7:57 PM EDT
Here’s a slap for all the so-called multimillion-dollar-per-year hedge fund geniuses of the world and the investors who still believe they know something we don’t.
Japan GDP Growth Run Longest In 11 Years: 2 Fund Picks
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Zacks Investment Research
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Friday, August 18, 2017 6:36 PM EDT
With domestic consumption fueling Japan’s economic growth, investing in mutual funds exposed to the region seems judicious.
The U.S.-North Korea Showdown: Are Financial Markets Spooked?
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Russell Investments
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Friday, August 11, 2017 7:07 PM EDT
In this video we discuss how markets are reacting to increasing tensions between the U.S. and North Korea, German industrial production as well as U.S. July inflation data and what the numbers tell us.
In this video: SPX
The Bank Of England: Rounding Out The Central Bank Trifecta
Article By:
WisdomTree
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Friday, August 11, 2017 8:03 AM EDT
With the U.K. experiencing strong labor markets (albeit with frustratingly low wage growth), perhaps a whiff of thus-far elusive inflation could get the somewhat reluctant BoE to act.
The Real Dumb Money: Retail Investors Have Outperformed Hedge Funds By 300%
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Tyler Durden
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Saturday, August 5, 2017 7:34 PM EDT
There seems to be an inverse relationship between an investor’s level of sophistication and their recent returns. At least, one might assume that when comparing the historical aggregate return of US households with that of the hedge fund community.
Hedge Fund Legend: “Today, I Have Essentially Four Positions”
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Real Vision
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Thursday, August 3, 2017 11:28 PM EDT
Inflation will accelerate in the coming months. That’s the investment thesis of Hugh Hendry, the legendary Founder and CIO of Eclectica Asset Management LLP. Hendry is widely known as one of the most original thinkers in finance.
In this video: JYNFF
Chris Whalen: "Gundlach Isn't Wrong, He's Just Early"
Article By:
Tyler Durden
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Sunday, July 30, 2017 5:49 PM EDT
Chris Whalen, Chairman of Whalen Global Advisers and well-known financial analyst, discusses equity valuations, the path of the US dollar and DoubleLine Capital founder Jeff Gundlach’s declaration that the 35-year bull market in bonds is dead.
The Hedge Fund That Almost Broke The World
Article By:
Tyler Durden
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Saturday, July 29, 2017 7:23 PM EDT
When Long Term Capital Management suddenly imploded in 1998, stung by economic crises in Russia and Asia that caused it to lose $4 billion in a bizarre six-week stretch, it almost brought the entire financial system down with it.
Soligenix: Biotech Company Chosen By Italian Hedge Fund BxWorld
Article By:
Graziano Martini
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Wednesday, July 19, 2017 11:36 PM EDT
BxWorld Fund entered a position in Soligenix (ticker SNGX), a biotech company with some interesting products for the cure of cancer and a range of products against bioterrorism and radioactive warfare.
In this article: SNGX
Hedge Funds Miss Biggest Tech Rally Of The Year
Article By:
The Heisenberg Report
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Saturday, July 15, 2017 6:43 PM EDT
To be sure, we’ve seen all kinds of examples of spec positioning gone horribly awry this year and everyone knows stretched bets can be a contrarian indicator. But just because it keeps happening doesn’t make it any less funny.
What’s Ahead For Financial Markets After U.S. Fed Chair Janet Yellen’s Testimony?
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Russell Investments
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Friday, July 14, 2017 7:06 PM EDT
In this episode of Market Week in Review, Rob Cittadini, regional director, consultant relations, chatted with Mark Eibel, director, client investment strategies, on U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen’s comments to the U.S. Congress this week.
Hedge Funds Now Most Net Short 2Y Since 2007
Article By:
The Heisenberg Report
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Friday, July 7, 2017 8:04 PM EDT
The latest CFTC data out this afternoon and current through Tuesday as usual shows that specs are now the most net short the 2Y since 2007.
Tech Turmoil: Black Swan Vol. Event Burns ETFs, Hedge Funds Dump Nasdaq Longs
Article By:
The Heisenberg Report
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Friday, June 30, 2017 8:39 PM EDT
The Nasdaq 100 plunged in June. And that’s a real shame, because tech was the glue holding everything together in the face of increasingly lackluster data and jitters about the Fed hiking into a deflationary backdrop.