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MARKETS All Indexes opened down on Wall Street on Monday, adding to further losses as the Federal Reserve stays focused on raising interest rates. The Fed’s last two hikes have been by 0.75 points, and Wall Street is expecting a third .75 point increase in September. Index performance this morning The S&P 500 down … Read more
MARKETS The Federal Reserve meeting in Jackson Hole is statistically a no contest as most government reports indicate little to no financial surprises and market makers are betting on continued hawkish positions. Reiterating that Funds invested in this Weeks market rally Funds placed large shorts across futures for key overnight rates that moves … Read more
COMMODITIES Look OPEC and leading oil producers to cut crude production to stabilize the market. Oil prices have risen by 5% this Week and regaining $100 levels with OPEC output cuts to support prices and current shortfall in U.S. inventories. What to look for…. Brent crude sustained +$100 a barrel pricing with WTI crude looking … Read more
MARKETS With the Federal Reserve chair’s speech at the Fed’s conference in Wyoming on Friday Hedge funds are betting that the Federal Reserve will continue to discuss aggressive hikes. Market makers are looking for continued tough Fed stance on inflation. Reiterating that Funds are investing in weekly market rally… Funds have placed a large shorts across … Read more
HEDGE FUNDS Hedge funds increased tech and consumer holdings, while cutting energy and materials positions. The average weightings of top 10 holdings jumped to 70% in the three months ended June. They are betting on pricing climbing back to levels seen at the start of the pandemic. Amazon surpassed Microsoft as the most popular long … Read more
MARKETS Hedge funds are betting that the Federal Reserve will continue to discuss aggressive hikes at Jackson Hole discussion this Friday. Market makers are looking for continued tough Fed stance on inflation. Funds are investing in weekly market rally… Funds have placed large shorts across futures for a key overnight rate that moves in … Read more
MARKETS S&P 500 headed for worst day in nearly 2 months as the Market is looking for a change in direction on Federal Reserve hawkish rate hikes NYSE decliners leading advancers 5-1 in market sell-off as U.S. stocks down Monday as fears of aggressive interest rate hikes returned to Wall Street. Our data shows 2,450 … Read more
INVESTOR SERIES A bear market is defined as a 20% drop from recent highs and it refers to the S&P 500’s performance, which is considered the benchmark indicator for the stock market. Investing during bear markets takes more thoughtful planning and patience. It’s important to understand the most basic cause of a bear market is … Read more
FACTS On average, hedge funds contribute more to stock market efficiency than most other institutional investors such as mutual funds, banks and insurance companies. Hedge Funds improve efficiency by exploiting mispricing Hedge funds exploit different of areas of the markets, which include price, dividends, or even regulation. The most common form of profit is arbitrage/ … Read more
Sector Notable performance: Occidental Petroleum has been the best-performing stock in the S&P 500 in 2022 with gains to more than 140%. Company Profile Occidental Petroleum is an independent exploration and production company with operations in the United States, Latin America, and the Middle East. At the end of 2021, the company reported net proved … Read more