Commodity Futures Trading Blog

Cogent Research: Warming to Alternatives, Advisors Signal They’re Able to “Go Anywhere”

Thu, 22 Dec 2011 16:20:33 +0000

CAMBRIDGE, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–a brand new Cogent Research study on Alternative Investments (AI) shows that advisors are embracing a “go anywhere” way to achieving portfolio goals.

What to understand for Monday the 28th

Thu, 22 Dec 2011 16:20:33 +0000

CME – S&P 500 INDEX (Oct) Daily Intermediate Trend (3 Months): Neutral to Negative Friday’s Close: 1158 (-3.18) Easy methods to Play This: ETF (SPY,SSO,SDS) or Managed Futures Early Friday morning around 10:20 a.m. we said do not get excited when the S&P 500 was up 10 handles and sell financials in the event you were long. Well [...]

Do not get to Thinking about Today’s Rally

Thu, 22 Dec 2011 16:20:33 +0000

CME – S&P 500 INDEX (Oct) Daily Intermediate Trend (3 Months): Neutral to Negative Friday 10:30: 1169 (+8.18) How to Play This: ETF (SPY,SSO,SDS) or Managed Futures UPDATE: Another extremely bearish week for U.S. Stocks, because the S&P 500 Index has fallen an extra 55 points on top of the 48 points from the [...]

Macro strategies attract increased interest

Thu, 22 Dec 2011 16:20:33 +0000

Good performance in the course of the GFC has ended in increased interest in managed futures and directional macro products, in response to a review released by Standard & Poor’s (S&P).

Good-bye Stocks hello Managed futures 12/1/11

Thu, 22 Dec 2011 16:20:33 +0000

As of this post Crude oil is slightly lower trading just above $100/barrel. Continue to vanish any rallies as a breach of the 9 day and 18 day MA’s at $98.25/98.15 should signal lower

ProShares Plans 3 Managed Futures ETFs

Thu, 22 Dec 2011 16:20:33 +0000

ProShares, the world’s biggest purveyor of leveraged and inverse exchange-traded funds, filed paperwork with U.S.

First Asset Licenses Morningstar Equity, Fixed Income, and Managed Futures Indexes for ETFs

Thu, 22 Dec 2011 16:20:33 +0000

First Asset Licenses Morningstar Equity, Fixed Income, and Managed Futures Indexes for ETFs

MA Managed Futures Fund Hedges PR Investment With TransMedia Group

Thu, 22 Dec 2011 16:20:33 +0000

BOCA RATON, Fla., — The international public relations firm TransMedia Group, said it was retained …

MA Managed Futures Fund Hedges PR Investment With TransMedia Group for Higher Return on Publicity

Thu, 22 Dec 2011 16:20:33 +0000

BOCA RATON, Fla., Dec.12, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — The international public relations firm TransMedia Group, said it was retained by MA Managed Futures Fund (www.mafuturesfund.com) to publicize the firm’s unprecedented egalitarian way to hedge fund investing. TransMedia…

Managed Futures Surpasses All Other Hedge Fund Investment Strategies In Assets Under Management During Second Quarter …

Thu, 22 Dec 2011 16:20:33 +0000

Rise in Managed Futures Assets Reflects Growing Investor Preference for Transparency, Liquidity and Lower VolatilityFairfield, IA (PRWEB) October 6, 2010 BarclayHedge, Ltd., one of many oldest and most useful global providers of different investment data and services, today announced that managed futures has, for the primary time since BarclayHedge began tracking hedge fund performance data in …