Balyasny Looks For Korea, New Fed Chair Or Tax Reform To Shake Up Volatility

As placid markets continued to dominate in September, the $12-billion Balyasny Asset Management eked out small gains. The Amazon/Google of hedge funds  was up 0.24% in its Atlas Global strategy, bringing year to date performance in at 2.16%, according to a letter to investors reviewed by ValueWalk. The Atlas Enhanced finished the month up 0.41% and is higher by 3.78% year to date. As earnings seasons approaches and a host of potential volatility events are on the radar, the question becomes: when will the hedge fund return to the performance glory days? [dalio] Balyasny systematic sleeve outperforms CTAs in September…