Westbeck Capital, a London-based oil-focused hedge fund, continues to generate stellar double-digit returns in 2020’s lively energy markets, and believes short-term mis-pricings in oil equities offers further buying opportunities ahead of a potential price recovery later this year. The firm’s
CTA strategies posted positive returns during March as markets were roiled during the sustained economic turbulence, new data from Société Générale shows. Each of SocGen’s CTA indices notched up gains last month, pushing their year-to-date performance into positive territory, while,
Tether Gold (XAU₮), a digital asset providing ownership of physical gold (XAU) custodied in Switzerland, is being used as a means of obtaining around-the-clock exposure to the precious metal in an emerging alternative market.XAU₮ is available for purchase or sale
By Don Steinbrugge, Agecroft Partners – Commodity Trading Advisors (CTAs) are one of only a few hedge fund strategies that performed well throughout the market selloffs of 2000-2002, 2008 and 1st Q of 2020. Yet, investor’s perception of the strategy
Oil prices plummeted on Monday morning as the impact from the coronavirus outbreak – coupled with a Saudi Arabian price cut – dragged global stock markets lower, with a number of major hedge funds standing to gain from the commodities crash. Brent
Trend-following hedge fund strategies’ strong start to 2020 was eroded during last month’s market volatility, leaving CTAs down for February and flat year-to-date. But managed futures’ funds resilience – they ultimately stemmed losses amid last week’s dramatic sell-off through long
CTAs are maintaining their strong start to 2020, with trend-following portfolios well-balanced between cyclical and defensive assets, boosting profits in the first six weeks of the year. Long positions across equity, fixed income, precious metals and US treasuries have strengthened
The novel currency and gold-focused CTA strategy run by ex-AHL director Christopher Cruden has marked its fifth anniversary with a strong double-digit showing in the first six weeks of the year.
The European Energy Exchange (EEX) has launched the “InsightCommodity” platform giving users the possibility to establish a comprehensive overview of available data products, services and providers around the energy and commodity markets of EEX Group. Dr Marcus Mittendorf, EEX Director Market
Prices of palladium have now reached more than USD2,500 per ounce, in a sustained rally potentially indicative of a late stage bull cycle, analysts at Man Group said on Tuesday.
