Correlations are looking odd, the JPMorgan quantitative and derivatives researcher Marko Kolanovic observed in a February 16 strategy note to clients. The only known human to predict a flash crash says market correlations will return and in doing so might usher in volatility. On the populist contagion that has many in Europe concerned, Kolanovic says not to worry. In the long run it will work out. It is maintaining the status quo where real problems arise. Marko Kolanovic – Election shock resulted in volatility and then market price dislocations The US presidential election was a shock on many levels. From…
Odd Market Correlations Lead To Kolanovic Market Concerns
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.