HFA Icon

Are Maniacal Markets In The Middle of a Seismic Shift?

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

The maniacal markets of late – down 333 points on the Dow Jones Industrial Average in late morning trading -- have seen wide swings, testing liquidity levels with downside deviation significantly more a factor in risk management formulas.[1] While many analysts are sanguine, pointing to sentiment readings that say a blow off market top is not yet in the cards, however. But is there a more nuanced and potentially seismic shift taking place as rates rise.

[klarman]

crazy 1512878884
Tama66 / Pixabay

BAML revision ratios

While forward-looking earnings and economic benefits from Trump tax cuts appear to be financial...

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

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.