The December 30, 2015 BCA / Edge “Tactical Asset Allocation and Market Indicator” report could not have arrived at a better time. With a global stock market sell-off gripping early trade in 2016 — the S&P 500 was down over 50 points in early Monday trading — it might be fitting that the year starts on a volatile note, one that many have predicted. Just before the sell-off, however, was BCA Research tailing on to the much discussed thesis that 2016 was going to be the year of volatility by recommending investors par back risk exposure. BCA is in now…
One Day Ahead Of Stock Sell-Off, BCA Recommends Paring Risk
Mark Melin
Mark Melin is an alternative investment practitioner whose specialty is recognizing the impact of beta market environment on a technical trading strategy. A portfolio and industry consultant, wrote or edited three books including High Performance Managed Futures (Wiley 2010) and The Chicago Board of Trade’s Handbook of Futures and Options (McGraw-Hill 2008) and taught a course at Northwestern University's executive education program.