While trading systems and commodity trading advisors (CTAs) may seem like a similar type of investment, there are many differences between the two that make them distinct. The primary difference is that a trading system tells the investor what trades he/she should enter. It is up to the investor to…
The end of another month and still no resolution of the main issues of the day: if/when will the US Federal Reserve raise rates, if/when will Greece default or stick EU governments with losses and if/when will China get its economy back on track. As par for the course, the…
Analyzing commodity trading advisor’s is never an easy task. In analyzing a specific CTA manager for the first time, there are many different tools or statistical values that should be considered in order to determine whether or not a CTA’s strategy is investable. One of the most important areas of discussion…
In the end, the US economy put up a worse-than-expected number for Q1 GDP growth, but as they say, the past is the past. Spring is in the air and the overall US economy appears in its usual mixed state. With such confusion, the dovish Federal Reserve is not likely…