Hedge Funds Aggressively Selling Volatility and Euro

Hedge funds are holding record net long exposure, compared to last couple of years, both in US equities and Japanese markets, Societe Generale's Hedge Fund Watch reports. These findings tie into the findings reported by BAML's hedge fund monitor. The hedge funds have piled up their long bets against the backdrop of 1.3 trillion Yen bond buying program that was revved up by the Bank of Japan on April 4th.

The enthusiasm for US equities extends to both small cap and large cap stocks. Hedge funds continue to net sellers of  VOLATILITY S&P500 (INDEXCBOE:VIX)...