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Morgan Stanley Peels Back Algorithmic Market Environments, Determines All Good… For Now

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Mark Melin
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Adam Parker, Morgan Stanley’s Chief Economist who doesn't like Wall Street sheep and is a skeptic of “smart beta,” looks at an odd algorithmic market environment with quantitative equity strategist Brian Hayes and sees anomalies. But don’t worry, the unusual market behavior isn’t likely to create a reversal… yet.

Morgan Stanley Peels Back Algorithmic Market Environments, Determines All Good... For Now

Adam Parker - Inverse volatility schemes -- selling above mean vol and buying low mean vol is working

In today’s market environment, with stocks having grinded their way higher amid mid-teen volatility, what's working? Parker and Hayes look at factor timing and

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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.