Why Were Long Short Hedge Funds Hard Hit In June?

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Mark Melin
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June 2016 could go down as one of the most significant months for hedge fund performance during the quantitative easing era. Of course the August market sell-off – a flash crash that was predicted for the first time in known history – was significant. Then the “V” shaped price sell-off and rebound in the first quarter 2016 was interesting as a benchmark. But compare it all with the “V” shaped Brexit drawdown-recovery pattern, and one may realize why June 2016 and the “Brexit V” crash and recovery might be most interesting. To benchmark the situation, consider the Morgan Stanley June 8,…

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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.