Alternative data specialist QuantCube Technology, has launched the QuantCube Crude Oil Risk Sentiment Indicator. By processing sentiment data in relation to crude oil in Arabic as well as English, QuantCube has created the most comprehensive real-time indicator available for the
The “explosive” upward price movements in energy markets are helping power performance among machine-based hedge funds this year, as CTAs and trend-following strategies successfully lock onto strong price signals.
Energy-focused hedge fund manager Westbeck Capital Management’s flagship strategy has suffered its first monthly loss in eight months, after surging coronavirus rates in China, Europe and North America dented oil markets – but the fund remains up more than 70
CME Group, the world’s leading and most diverse derivatives marketplace, has announced that Micro WTI Crude Oil futures volume surpassed one million contracts on Friday, 6 August, 2021. “Since launching just a month ago, we continue to see strong interest
IS Prime has created a new spread index swap offering, allowing clients of the ISAM Capital Markets Group to trade indices and oil with variable spreads. This latest development provides clients with even more competitive pricing and more accurately reflects
Energy-focused hedge funds are capitalising on oil’s continuing price surge, as the commodity hit its highest level since 2018 this week. Hedge fund managers that trade across the oil market and energy equities spectrum have generated eye-catching double-digit returns this
Altana Wealth, the credit, currency and special situations-focused hedge fund led by former Trafalgar Asset Managers co-founder Lee Robinson, is making bumper returns from distressed opportunities within the global oil services sector, where companies have been clobbered by Covid-19. The Altana
The recent spate of victories by sustainability-focused shareholder activists against oil giants could spark renewed price volatility, heralding outsized opportunities for hedge funds betting on energy markets.
The recent dip in oil markets is a “healthy correction” which heralds attractive buying opportunities, according to London-based commodities-focused hedge fund Westbeck Capital Management, which maintained its positive Q1 momentum despite March’s pullback.
Westbeck Capital Management, the London-based long/short energy specialist hedge fund, is positioning for a continued recovery in oil and oil equities after making bumper returns amid frenzied markets during the first six months of the year. The Westbeck Energy Opportunity
