BarclayHedge Data Highlights CTA Struggles for Profit Amidst Volatility
April 25, 2025
CTAs appear to have been struggling with volatile markets alongside their hedge fund brethren, with the Barclay CTA Index dipping… Read More »
CTAs appear to have been struggling with volatile markets alongside their hedge fund brethren, with the Barclay CTA Index dipping… Read More »
After a solid start to the year in January, CTAs struggled in February, according to the Barclay CTA Index, provided… Read More »
While CTAs more broadly had a solid start to the year, with the Barclay CTA Index rising 0.57% (with just… Read More »
Market volatility brought some relief for CTAs in November, bringing to an end a period of mixed performance by the… Read More »
Currency traders were once again a rare beacon of light in an otherwise tough month for CTA strategies in October,… Read More »
While September was a good month more generally for CTAs, currency traders continued their stellar 2024 by leading the sub-indices… Read More »
Not for the first time in recent months, currency traders produced good returns in August amidst a wider struggle for… Read More »
CTAs had their third consecutive monthly decline in performance in July, according to the Barclay CTA Index, managed by BarclayHedge,… Read More »
Currency traders were the only sub-class to return a positive performance as CTAs in the Barclay CTA Index, managed by… Read More »
After a strong start to the year, the Barclay CTA Index, compiled by BarclayHedge, suffered its first down month in… Read More »
Currency traders reported a strong month as CTAs generally benefitted from market conditions in April, with the Barclay CTA Index,… Read More »
It was two solid months in a row for CTAs, with the Barclay CTA Index from Barclayhedge reinforcing February’s almost… Read More »
CTAs built upon a steady start to the year in January by producing stronger returns in February, with all strategies… Read More »
A survey has found that Discretionary Macro remains the top strategy for institutional investors, reinforcing recent data indicating that 2023… Read More »
After two years of largely leading the TradFi pack, currency traders struggled at the start of 2024 according to BarclayHedge… Read More »
In spite of a mildly positive December, 2023 is looking like a poor one for CTAs, with the Barclay CTA… Read More »
CTAs had a tough November according to the BarclayHedge CTA Index, which dropped 0.88%, pushing it back into the red… Read More »
The latest data from BarclayHedge indicates that CTAs continued to struggle to make headway in October, although currency traders managed… Read More »
Currency traders were a key component in the strong performance from the Barclay CTA Index in September, with almost 90%… Read More »
Currency traders were the only positive note for CTAs in August, according to the latest data from BarclayHedge, which shows… Read More »
July was a tough month for currency traders at CTAs, with the strategy performing second worst only to crypto traders… Read More »
June was a good month for CTAs with every sub-index in the Barclay CTA Index providing a positive return for… Read More »
CTAs regained some lost ground in May, led by currency traders who had another strong month, according to BarclayHedge. The… Read More »
Currency traders managed to scrape out minor gains in April amidst a recovery of sorts for CTAs, with the Barclay… Read More »
Currency traders provided a rare note of positivity as the Barclay CTA Index declined in March, headlined by a stark… Read More »
Currency traders helped CTAs generally eke out a small positive performance in February, according to the Barclay CTA Index, managed… Read More »
While the first month of the year was anything but easy for CTAs, currency and crypto traders both produced good… Read More »
December was a tough month for CTAs, however the minor losses had little impact on what was a very good… Read More »
Currency traders provided a rare beacon of positivity in a rough November for CTAs according to BarclayHedge, although all but… Read More »
CTAs continued their strong collective 2022 with the Barclay CTA Index rising 0.22% in October with over 90% of funds… Read More »
CTAs have continued to thrive in the volatile conditions in markets, with the Barclay CTA Index, managed by BarclayHedge, rising… Read More »
CTAs managed to eke out gains on the Barclay CTA Index, in spite of mixed performance across sectors, with currency… Read More »
After managing to eke out a small gain in June, CTA performance dipped again in July, with the Barclay CTA… Read More »
The Barclay CTA Index managed to eke out a 0.35% gain in June, as CTAs continued their strong collective 2022.… Read More »
With volatility providing more trading opportunities, CTAs were quick to take advantage in April according to the Barclay CTA Index,… Read More »
Market volatility was kind to CTAs in March, with the Barclay CTA Index, managed by BarclayHedge, rising 3.09% with over… Read More »
CTAs continued their good run of performance in February according to the Barclay CTA Index, which rose 1.03% for +1.7%… Read More »
CTAs had a reasonable start to the year, with the Barclay CTA Index recording a 0.63% rise for the month… Read More »
The Barclay CTA Index rose 0.45% in December to provide a 5.24% return for the year, with just over three-quarters… Read More »
Confirming that November was a tough month for investors, the Barclay CTA Index, managed by BarclayHedge, fell 1.2%, it remains,… Read More »
The Barclay CTA Index rose 1.05% in October, with all sub-indices apart from currency managers gaining. Just over 76% of… Read More »
September was a rare down month for cryptocurrency traders in the Barclay CTA Index, which is up 0.34% for the… Read More »
CTAs managed a small 0.11% return in August according to the Barclay CTA Index, created and run by BarclayHedge. With… Read More »
Hedge funds suffered a small down month, the first since October 2020 according to the Barclay Hedge Fund Index, which… Read More »
The Barclay CTA Index has continued its strong run in 2021, reporting a +0.86% performance for the month and 4.91%… Read More »
CTAs had a strong April, according to the Barclay CTA Index, managed by BarclayHedge, rising 1.43% with over 80% of… Read More »
Macro funds continued a positive start to 2021 according to the SG Prime Services, with the firm’s Macro Trading Index… Read More »
CTAs had a decent month in March without blowing the doors off, although again, cryptocurrency traders produced eye-catching (and eye-watering)… Read More »
Hedge funds and CTAs had a positive February according to the BarclayHedge, with the Barclay Hedge Fund Index up 2.58%… Read More »
