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.
General Dynamics
Defence contractor General Dynamics Corporation (NYSE:GD) reported its second quarter results, which missed and revised lower its guidance for the full year.
Earnings were down 4.8% to $634 million, equivalent to... Read More
David Herro, Oakmark International Fund, speaks with CNBC's Tyler Mathisen about being named best international stock fund manager of the year for 2016 by Morningstar.
H/T Dataroma
David Herro Of Oakmark:... Read More
China’s steel sector is echoing concerns about the country’s broader economy. While there have been moves by the government to curb capacity, according to a new research note by... Read More
The latest 13F filing by Baupost Group LLC reveals an aggregate portfolio worth $3.52 billion as of December 31, 2013. This is up from the end-September value of $3.49... Read More
A Bank of England working paper finds that aggressive buying among HFT firms usually results in a lasting change in stock prices
The normal debate over high frequency trading (HFT)... Read More
Managing Risk and Finding Opportunity in a Changing Market Â
By Victor Sperandeo and Adam Watts
The current market regime, which has persisted since the end of the financial crisis, has sharply... Read More
William Ackman may now have enough votes to call a special Allergan, Inc. (NYSE:AGN) shareholder meeting in December, he said in a statement released Friday. It might now matter,... Read More
ValueWalk recently investigated the ‘double Irish’ tax avoidance strategy used by international corporations in light of the continued scrutiny by U.S. and European bodies. Now it seems as if... Read More
Obamacare: Winners, Losers and Politics (via Market Shadows)
This was another post that messed up the home page possibly because I removed an image while removing part of the original... Read More