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.
Social media has become an invaluable tool for investors looking to share thoughts and research on investment ideas. However, social media has also become a tool for traders and... Read More
The Olesen Value Fund lost 0.5% in the third quarter of 2022, bringing its year-to-date return to -12.6%, substantially better than the -21.6% loss for the MSCI All-Country World... Read More
Japanese investors are worried about China and Federal Reserve's tapering program, tells a new investment survey. The study was conducted by Eurkeahedge in collaboration with AIMA Japan (Alternative Investment... Read More
It's been an extremely interesting day so far on Wall Street. Two of the biggest gainers in today's market are up by more than 15%. While another of our... Read More
As continued talk of Kellogg Company (NYSE:K) as an activist target is knocked down by a Stifel report to investors today, a friendly activist could emerge that has eyes... Read More
Bloomberg Hedge Fund Summit 2012 Capital Markets panel with Steven G. Einhorn, Vice Chairman, Omega Advisors, Inc
David J. Kostin, Chief U.S. Equity Strategist, Goldman Sachs Leon M. Wagner, Co-Founder and Retired... Read More
There are many similarities between Federal Reserve Governor Jerome Jay Powell, nominated Thursday to become the central bank's Chairman, and outgoing Chair Janet Yellen. But there are also important differences,... Read More
John Burbank presented his bullish thesis on Japanese company Digital Garage, Inc. (TYO:4819) in the 4th Annual Excellence In Investing Conference held in San Francisco in October. The third... Read More
South Korea Quantitative Easing coming? As Japan wrestles with negative interest rates and government debt at astronomical levels – nearly 229.30% debt to GDP -- South Korea looks at... Read More
David Einhorn's Greenlight Capital was up 13.8% for 2019, compared to the S&P 500's 31.5% gain. The long portfolio contributed 37.4%. In their year-end letter to investors, which was... Read More