Buy The Dip or sell the rip, that is the debate of two big banks today. Last week Bank of America Merrill Lynch were net buyers of equities, “buying on the dip,” a strategy that can be as difficult as catching a falling knife as if those positions were held, this week they are likely negative on a marked to the market basis. Buy The Dip? Hedge funds big buyers, looking for the “dip” turnaround point can be challenging and requires patience Last week the primary buyers were hedge funds, who were net buyers for the fourth week in a…
Hedge funds Buy The Dip, As JPMorgan Warns It No Longer Works
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.