A new Deutsche Bank prime brokerage study suggests some unusual negative catalysts that have been moving markets, while hedge fund asset flows are considered. The report considered both the implications of Argentina and a recent Spanish bank failure along with the withdrawal of US Fed stimulus on the market, and it didn't paint a pretty picture.
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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