February witnessed a significant increase in high yield default activity, a research from JPMorgan noted. With defaults in the energy sector continuing to roil markets, another 3.2% of the U.S. high yield bond universe is expected to default over the next 12 months from the energy sector alone.
High Yield Default- No Signs Of Slowing Down
Mark Melin
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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.

