Fundamental commodity player Armajaro Commodities has been hard hit by oil and trades in less liquid markets, including Cocoa and Coffee, are interesting and appear to be contributing to negative performance. The positions that Armajaro has taken appear to be, in some cases, a mirror opposite of the algorithmic hedge funds trading commodities. Commodity hedge funds: Armajaro’s oil loss Armajaro’s oil loss come at a time when those trading a momentum strategy in the commodity markets have been feasting on the oil trade. Covenant Capital Management, for instance, will be releasing its November numbers in days and based on a preview…
While Commodity Hedge Funds Falter, Algo Funds Trading Commodities Outperform
Mark Melin
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.