Fundamental commodity player Armajaro Commodities has been hard hit by oil and trades in less liquid markets, including Cocoa and Coffee, are interesting and appear to be contributing to negative performance. The positions that Armajaro has taken appear to be, in some cases, a mirror opposite of the algorithmic hedge funds trading commodities.
Commodity hedge funds: Armajaro’s oil loss
Armajaro’s oil loss come at a time when those trading a momentum strategy in the commodity markets have been feasting on the oil trade. Covenant Capital Management, for instance, will be releasing its November numbers in days and based on a preview of the results given to ValueWalk, Oil was a major factor in the fund’s success. The fund is going...

