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Dorset Takes A Brief Stumble After 71 Percent Return

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Mark Melin
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The high-flying Dorset Energy Fund, up 71.33% as of nearly one week ago, might be finding that leveraged energy exposure cuts both ways, down near 5% over the course of just over a week. This occurs while the smaller and less volatile Wexford team posts strong numbers.

Wexford Hedge fund performance
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Low volatility Wexford has two offerings in the top 20

The oil market could get interesting. After topping near $52 per barrel October 19, it is currently testing trend support near $48.69 – negative pricing factors that have not been fully input into the Dorset Energy Fund performance but could portend a...

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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.