31Dec

Stock Market Volatility Brings Change To Hedge Fund Performance List As Bearish Odey Tops List

As 2018 edges to a close, investing oddities abound amid a degree of normality in the recent volatility. This can be seen in stock market statistics as well as the HSBC Hedge Weekly performance report, which itself is loaded with anomalies that come amid meaningful market declines.

 

While December’s volatility might seem harsh in the moment, compared to previous stock market declines, the average daily price change of near 1% pales in comparison to the 3% daily move during the fall of 1929 or the more than . . .

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Mark Melin is an alternative investment practitioner whose specialty is recognizing the impact of beta market environment on a technical trading strategy. A portfolio and industry consultant, wrote or edited three books including High Performance Managed Futures (Wiley 2010) and The Chicago Board of Trade’s Handbook of Futures and Options (McGraw-Hill 2008) and taught a course at Northwestern University's executive education program.

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