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With Market Volatility Scaring Out of Gate, Managed Futures Leads HSBC Hedge Fund Ranking

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Mark Melin
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Managed Futures – The year2016 got off to a quick start, with S&P shedding near 5.9% of its value in just a matter of days, off more than 100 points year to date heading into the close Friday. The market volatility that ushered in the New Year was actually a continuation pattern of volatility in December, and the current leader board of the HSBC Hedge Weekly performance ranking illustrates how a new market environment may have taken hold — and their is one hedge fund strategy that appears to be the early beneficiary.

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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.