Early Results Point to CTA Struggle in August
September 5, 2023
CTAs and prop trading firms continued to struggle in their efforts to provide positive returns in August, with three headline… 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 »
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 »
CTAs managed to return small gains in July according to the Barclay CTA Index, compiled by BarclaysHedge, which was +0.37%… Read More »
Perhaps highlighting the diversification benefits of currency investing, currency managers were the only significant positive sub-index as the Barclay CTA… 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 »
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 »
