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In 2020, the US Growth Stocks Long/Short/Out strategy resulted in a maximum drawdown of 10.92% versus 28.56% for the long-only passive strategy. If we were to put these two approaches …

Stock markets are following seasonality loyally lately. It suggests a bottom on December 2nd, a top on December 9th followed by a correction into December 15th and 20th, followed by …

In the first part of our investing in tech stocks article series, we examined the most common misconception of a largely diversified tech index. In this second part, we will address two additional ones …

Since March 2020, we have seen record breaking numbers within investments in the big tech industry. This current hype surrounding a handful of mega-caps from the (high)-tech sector, serves as …

As of August 2020, the year-to-date returns of an active Long/Short cocoa investment resulted in a performance that was more than 60% better than that of US equities including the …

Introduction In this article, we will discuss the opportunity to apply an advanced approach to the US high yield market. A long-only passive investment would not earn enough return given …

My last report on the US stock indexes was on September 1st. The initial break into September 11th (lowest close) and the 50d MA (moving average), is now followed by a …

Introduction Given the extreme swings in U.S. oil, it is essential for investors to consider the possibility to go short in order to catch that specific alpha (this requires a …

The stock markets have risen relentlessly higher since March, driven by the FANGs and tech stocks. S&P’s forward P/E ratio (27) has reached levels last seen at the highs of …

Introduction For institutional investors, getting exposure to U.S. oil typically takes place through the use of futures, either directly (also in mandates) or, more commonly, indirectly through funds (exchange traded …