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Crispin Odey Makes Mistake In Timing In Historical Analogy And Market Bets

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Mark Melin
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One of the world’s most bearish hedge fund managers, Crispin Odey, had yet another dismal month in April, a letter to investors reviewed by ValueWalk shows. The OIE MAC strategy, with $852.7 million under management, was down -5.4% (USD class) and -8.5% (GBP B class) on the month. But perhaps what is most notable is a timing mistake Odey makes in the letter, highlighting just how difficult a crash prediction is to make and remain committed.

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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.