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 »
There has been a growing, but still relatively subdued, debate in FX circles about the value – or otherwise –… 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 »
Currency traders had a strong end to a good year according to Barclayhedge, the firm’s Currency Traders Index adding 2.01%… 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 »
It has become fashionable in some circles to bemoan the lack of opportunities and profits available in FX markets, but… 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 »
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 »
CTAs had a mixed month according to data from SG Prime Services, although at the headline level they have held… 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 »
CTAs and prop trading firms continued to struggle in their efforts to provide positive returns in August, with three headline… Read More »
July was a tough month for currency traders at CTAs, with the strategy performing second worst only to crypto traders… Read More »
July was another tough month for CTAs in the SG CTA Index, after clambering back to flat on the year… 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 and trend followers have overcome the damage to their returns suffered in early March, thanks to a more hawkish-than-expected… 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 »
Trend following CTAs managed to produce another positive return in October, although the payout curve was more volatile than usual.… 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 »
The Q2 Hedge Fund Confidence Index (HFCI) which is published by AIMA, Simmons & Simmons and Seward & Kissel, finds… Read More »
CTA performance dipped for the first time since November 2021 according to the Barclay CTA Index from BarclayHedge, which has… 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 early signs are that CTAs’ strong run of performance came to an end in November with the SG CTA… Read More »
