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This Is The Reason For The Sharp Rebound In Q3 Hedge Fund Performance
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Tyler Durden
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Sunday, August 21, 2016 2:51 AM EDT
Even with the recent rally in the most popular long positions, the average hedge fund has returned just 3% YTD, lagging the S&P 500 for the eighth year in a row.
In this article: SPY
These Are The Top 50 Hedge Fund Long And Short Positions
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Tyler Durden
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Saturday, August 20, 2016 7:29 PM EDT
Goldman's latest Hedge Fund Trend Monitor reported that in 2016, hedge funds generated a 3% return, underperforming the broader market's 9% YTD return. Worse, the average equity long/short fund and Goldman's own VIP basket have returned 2% YTD.
In this article: SPX
"Markets Are Ripe For A Black Swan Event" - Why Most 'Well Hedged' Funds Won't Survive
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Tyler Durden
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Friday, August 19, 2016 10:25 PM EDT
When the historically stable relationships between bonds and stocks breaks down – as often happens in a liquidity event – even complicated strategies involving some arbitrage essentially blow up.
Even Hedge Funds Can’t Understand Today’s Manipulated Markets
Article By:
John Rubino
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Monday, August 15, 2016 5:43 PM EDT
One of the big surprises of the past few years is the number of brand-name hedge funds reporting terrible results.
Paul Krugman Wants To Bless Us, But It Is Mostly For Wall Street
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Gary Anderson
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Saturday, August 13, 2016 11:36 AM EDT
My fantasy for the American economy, as opposed to Paul Krugman's big spending plans, is tongue in cheek to be sure. But is it any more insane than engaging in massive deficits to bless mostly Wall Street?
Hedge Fund Shorts – More Alpha Than Meets The Eye?
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ValueWalk
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Saturday, August 6, 2016 7:57 PM EDT
With stocks rising more often than falling across time frames, short alpha has traditionally been a prized hedge fund attribute. This is particularly true in an environment where quantitative stimulus has an indiscriminate effect of lifting stocks.
Asia-Based Investors Capitalize On British Pound’s Post-Brexit Plunge
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EasyMarkets
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Friday, August 5, 2016 11:15 AM EDT
The post-Brexit selloff of the British pound sent shockwaves throughout the global financial markets. It also made a handful of Asia-based hedge funds very wealthy.
Quantifying The Impact Of Quant Hedge Funds On Wall Street
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Maithya Kitonyi
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Wednesday, July 27, 2016 3:38 PM EDT
The top 25 hedge fund managers took home $13 billion last year with Ken Griffin of Citadel, and James Simons of Renaissance Technologies sharing the top honors after taking home $1.7 billion each.
Silver COT Stuns: What’s Going On Here?
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Trader Dan
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Sunday, July 24, 2016 1:42 AM EDT
If you are long in silver – be cautious and whatever you do, do not grow careless or listen to the siren song of the gold/silver cult gurus. We are in very unsettled times and quite frankly, into uncharted waters.
The Medical Marijuana Industry: Where It's Legal & How To Invest In It
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Lorimer Wilson
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Thursday, July 21, 2016 2:26 PM EDT
90% of Americans support legalizing medical marijuana and 54% support overall legalization. Let’s explore some of the recent news and changes to the marijuana industry that could impact the industry’s growth and accessibility for investors.
Activist Investing: Strategies, Performance, Trends, Players & Some Companies Involved
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Lorimer Wilson
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Wednesday, July 20, 2016 11:13 PM EDT
There have been a numbers of headlines about activist investors and strategies but what do you know about this trend? Let’s take a look at what activist investing involves and some examples of famous activist investors and companies you can follow.
Silver COT Update
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Trader Dan
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Monday, July 11, 2016 1:54 AM EDT
There are over 90,000 long positions held by the hedge funds against a rather meager 10,000. That makes them long by a 9:1 ratio. If that is not lopsided, I do not know what is.
In this article: SLV
Domino #3: M&G Suspends Trading In $6 Billion UK Property Fund
Article By:
Tyler Durden
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Tuesday, July 5, 2016 1:02 PM EDT
Things are getting bad fast in Britain...