HFA Icon

Investors Stop Hedging As Market Pushes Higher

HFA Padded
Rupert Hargreaves
Published on
Updated on
Sign up for our E-mail List and Get FREE Access to Exclusive Investment E-books and More!

The Trump rally that has been driving the market ever since the beginning of November has proved a lot of forecasters wrong and has in many ways changed the dynamics of the market. Investors have plowed billions into stocks over the past few months while the generally positive sentiment within markets has helped pull central banks back into the shadows. Central bank decisions no longer have such an impact on equities.  Of course, as the market has rallied to new highs there have been renewed calls that equities are in a bubble.Indeed, as we note further below investors have ceased to hedge.

Bank of America’s “Icarus trade” for example speculates that the S&P 500 will melt up to 2,500 during...

Login required to continue reading.

Setup a free account to get access to this article (no credit card required).

View Full Article
Already a member? Log in here
HFA Padded

Sign up now and get our in-depth FREE e-books on famous investors like Klarman, Dalio, Schloss, Munger Rupert is a committed value investor and regularly writes and invests following the principles set out by Benjamin Graham. He is the editor and co-owner of Hidden Value Stocks, a quarterly investment newsletter aimed at institutional investors. Rupert owns shares in Berkshire Hathaway. Rupert holds qualifications from the Chartered Institute For Securities & Investment and the CFA Society of the UK. Rupert covers everything value investing for Hedge Fund Alpha