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16:43
May 04
May 04
WTI 1ST
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HIGH
Long oil due to supply shock trends.
The supply shock from the Middle East conflict has kept oil prices elevated, and being long crude oil since March has been profitable despite increased volatility. The persistence of the crisis and central banks' inability to address supply shocks supports continued price trends.
WTI LONG
HIGH
13:36
May 01
May 01
17:59
Apr 27
Apr 27
WTI 1ST
BNO 1ST
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MED
Brent to outperform WTI on spread.
The US government's ability to control domestic oil prices (WTI) while global Brent prices rise due to geopolitical tensions and Strait of Hormuz disruption will cause the Brent-WTI spread to widen significantly, making the spread trade an easy directional play.
WTI SHORT
BNO LONG
MED
20:00
Apr 24
Apr 24
ALTCOINS 1ST
BTC
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HIGH
Altcoins lack sustained use case.
Most altcoins lack a sustained use case and structural growth, making them bearish investments overall, though occasionally tradeable.
ALTCOINS SHORT
Bitcoin is a structural winner long-term.
Bitcoin is bullish over the next 5 years due to generational demand from younger cohorts who favor technological advancement and fairness, combined with favorable supply-demand and regulatory pathways.
BTC LONG
HIGH
16:00
Apr 19
Apr 19
UST 1ST
WTI 1ST
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MED
Short bonds due to inflation concerns.
Rob Carver is short bonds as part of a portfolio positioning reflecting inflation concerns and uncertainty. He expects that a potential oil supply shock could hurt equities, which his long equity position would suffer, but the short bonds position would provide some offset. The short bonds position is a direct bet on rising yields or inflation.
UST SHORT
Long energies on oil supply shock.
Rob Carver holds a small long position in energies (oil futures) based on his view that an oil supply shock is likely to play out, driving oil prices higher. He expects the oil price rally to be sustained due to physical market dislocations, though his overall portfolio risk is low and the position size is modest.
WTI LONG
MED
17:35
Apr 16
Apr 16
GLD 1ST
SILVER 1ST
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MED
Bullish on gold and silver
Gold and silver remain in a bull market pullback. If prices hold current support, the next three to six months should see significant upside. He personally holds physical gold and silver coins as a hedge against monetary debasement, viewing the environment as similar to the 1970s.
GLD LONG
SILVER LONG
MED
15:30
Apr 13
Apr 13
DBMF 1ST
QIS trend products 1ST
CTA 1ST
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HIGH
Simple trend ETFs outperform complex funds
Simple CTA ETFs (like DBMF) outperform complex hedge fund and mutual fund trend followers due to lower fees and lower implementation costs from trading fewer markets and simpler models. Over the past five years, the average CTA ETF returned 6.1% net per annum, 40 bps higher than the SocGen CTA index, with a higher Sharpe ratio, challenging the assumption that complexity yields higher alpha.
DBMF LONG
QIS trend products underperform live
QIS (quantitative investment strategies) trend products consistently underperform the live CTA index, typically by 200 basis points, with a 90% drop from backtest Sharpe to live Sharpe. They suffer from high year-to-year dispersion (up to 40%), high manager selection risk, and opaque costs; allocators should avoid them as a replacement for active CTA exposure.
QIS trend products AVOID
Tax-efficient CTA ETF is better
The new Simplify ETF based on the Dynamic Beta index offers a 35 basis point fee, swap-based exposure, and meaningful tax efficiency. It is designed for allocators who need a very low visible fee and passive-like wrapper, making it a superior vehicle to capture the same CTA replication signal as DBMF but in a more tax-efficient and cost-efficient package.
CTA LONG
HIGH
15:48
Apr 09
Apr 09
KRBN 1ST
Alternative commodity markets 1ST
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HIGH
European carbon trends persist despite poor backtest
European carbon (EU ETS) was added to the AQA portfolio in 2016 despite a negative 8-year trend backtest because it met fundamental criteria for an alternative market: structural supply/demand inelasticities and low financialization. It became one of the best-performing markets and has continued to exhibit strong, persistent trends.
KRBN WATCH
Alternative commodities have superior trend properties
Alternative commodity markets (e.g., South African sunflower seeds, US East Coast power, Chinese bitumen, uranium, biofuels, freight) offer fundamentally different risk factors and better trending properties than mainstream commodities or financial markets. Their structural supply/demand inelasticities, low speculative activity, and unique regional/physical drivers produce higher trend quality (autocorrelation) and quantity (drift), providing a diversifying and resilient source of trend-following returns.
Alternative commodity markets WATCH
HIGH
15:00
Apr 06
Apr 06
TLT 1ST
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MED
Short bonds on inflation theme.
If the inflation theme continues, trend following will likely go short bonds as rising inflation pressures cause bond prices to fall. This is based on the expectation that inflation remains a key macro driver, leading to a sustained sell-off in fixed income.
TLT SHORT
MED
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