Sentences with phrase «fund long positions»

Can investors exploit the combination of unusual changes in hedge fund long positions and unusual changes in short interest for individual stocks?

The CFTC's Commitment of Traders Report as of 4/24 showed the large funds cutting 11.5 k longs and adding 14.9 k shorts to slash the net fund long position to 136k contracts.

While this is certainly not bullish for sentiment, this is a relatively and historically light Net Fund Long Position, and gross shorts at 89k contracts are still somewhat elevated.

This is a relatively and historically light Net Fund Long Position, and gross shorts at 74k contracts are still somewhat elevated.

They feel the relatively low Net Fund Long Position is preventing a cascading of support levels tripping a significant move lower.

Not exact matches

John Khoury, founder and managing partner of the $ 2.7 billion Long Pond Capital hedge fund, revealed a long position in U.S. homebuilder D.R. Horton Inc, which he said should rise as more millennials age into the first - time home buyer marLong Pond Capital hedge fund, revealed a long position in U.S. homebuilder D.R. Horton Inc, which he said should rise as more millennials age into the first - time home buyer marlong position in U.S. homebuilder D.R. Horton Inc, which he said should rise as more millennials age into the first - time home buyer market.

Hedge funds and other money managers cut their combined net long position in the six most important futures and options contracts...

Meanwhile, hedge funds and money managers raised their net long position in COMEX gold contracts in the week to Jan. 30 to their highest level since late - September, U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) data showed on Friday.

This position, however, appeared to trigger a stampede of withdrawals, akin to a bank run, that led many customers to complain about long delays in getting access to their funds.

Icahn also told CNBC on Thursday that he has made $ 1 billion on paper on his long bet on Herbalife, a company that fellow hedge fund billionaire Bill Ackman bet against and recently closed his disastrous position entirely.

A number of funds bet heavily on an oil rally early in the year, boosting long futures positions to a record in late February, before oil went into a prolonged slump as global supply remained elevated despite cuts from OPEC.

Hedge funds and money managers raised their net long position in COMEX gold for the second straight week in the week to March 28, and boosted it slightly in silver, Commodity Futures Trading Commission data showed on Friday.

While he's long on most of the equity in the fund, he'll take a short position on sectors or securities that seem overvalued.

But that $ 2 billion in long positions only partly tells the story, because in true hedge - fund style, Weschler shorts stocks (positions that do not have to be reported in 13Fs) and also borrows money to leverage the fund's capital.

By April 24, funds held a record net long position in U.S. gasoline equivalent to 111 million barrels as well as a net position in heating oil equivalent to 69 million barrels (https://tmsnrt.rs/2JEyL9A).

Hedge funds and other money managers cut their combined net long position in the six most important futures and options contracts linked to petroleum by six million barrels in the week to April 24.

In contrast, fund managers have been adding net long positions in gasoline and heating oil, after cutting them in February and March, according to position records published by regulators and exchanges.

Short - seller Jim Chanos announced on CNBC on Wednesday a new short position in liquefied natural gas player Cheniere Energy, a company in which billionaire hedge fund manager Carl Icahn has recently taken a sizable long position.

Profits are consistent, and the main funding question is now, «What is the venture's long - term strategic position»?

Having their votes no longer in the mix could prove to be one of the best uses of funds in the acquisition deal structure, because it's an easy way to close out their positions (which includes all their comments, questions and opinions on everything pertaining to running the company).

U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission data on Friday showed that hedge funds and money managers raised their net long positions in COMEX gold in the week to Jan. 2.

With our robust liquidity, diverse funding, strong capital and unique strategic partnership with MUFG, Morgan Stanley is well positioned to deliver for clients in the long term.»

* COPPER: Hedge funds and money managers raised a net long position in copper futures and options in the week to April 24, U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commision data showed on Friday.

Hedge funds» net long position on Brent hit an all - time high of more than 584,000 contracts recently, according to ICE Futures Europe and reported by Bloomberg.

While Ackman has a long position in Valeant and Hempton says his fund, Bronte Capital, is betting against it, the opposite has been the case on Herbalife, with Ackman short and Hempton long.

That's why we hold over 200 individual investment positions in Strategic Growth, why we diversify across industries, why I left complete put option coverage underneath the Fund's portfolio even in response to a favorable shift in our measures of market action two weeks ago (now neutral), why the dollar value of our shorts never materially exceeds our long holdings, and why even in the most favorable conditions, the Fund can establish leverage only by investing a small percentage of assets in call options (never on margin).

«There are still too many funds that are positioned long quality and large caps that are hoping the problem goes away.»

Prior to recommending increases in the dividend to the board, the Manager carefully analyzed each position in the Fund and its long - term earning potential as well as the Fund's expense run rate.

Marrache, who became CEO in August, is leading BFS Capital through a series of customer - focused initiatives that will position the company for long - term growth including increased transparency, deeper reliance on algorithms and data science, enhanced underwriting, and an expedited funding process.

A contrarian strategy means the fund's managers view periods of market volatility as an opportunity to build positions that they think have good long - term value potential.

http://admin.futuresmag.com/admin/structure/nodequeueHedge funds are not listening to crazy bearish crude oil price predictions like Goldman's $ 20 a barrel call and instead are amassing its biggest net long position since last April.

In response, a global macro manager may have taken a long position in a MSCI World Index exchange traded fund (ETF) and a short position in a MSCI Emerging Markets Index ETF.8

Oil fund managers are not betting on $ 20 a barrel oil this week because they increased their net - long position by 16,855 contracts to 132,857 futures and options in the week ending Sept. 8, according to the CFTC commitment of traders report.

When employing the long - short equity strategy, hedge fund managers take a long position in a stock they think will outperform, while shorting stock3 that they believe will underperform.

In the base metals complex, only nickel and tin traded higher for the quarter.4 A slow start to Chinese restocking coming out of the Chinese New Year holiday weighed on prices for copper and aluminum, both of which saw their worst quarterly results in years, while zinc and lead prices also declined.4 The London Metal Exchange (LME) Index, which tracks the three - month futures prices of all six metals, fell 6.3 %.4 LME copper -LRB--7.4 %, to US$ 6,714 per mt) and other industrial metals erased some of their 2017 gains, falling alongside a sharply decelerating expansion in China's manufacturing activity — sparking demand concerns and greater caution among hedge funds and other speculators who cut their net long positions in the metal.4 Outside the LME, US steel was buoyed by trade policy changes.

The CFTC's Commitment of Traders Report as of 4/17 showed the large funds adding 2.8 k contracts, and cutting 4.8 k contracts of shorts to increase their long position to 163k contracts.

In the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey, which knocked off more than 20 percent of U.S. refinery capacity in the peak of refinery shutdowns, hedge funds are betting on a rise in fuel prices and have boosted their net long positions on U.S. gasoline and diesel to highs not seen for years.

As with many long / short equity funds, Tiger Veda was faced with steadily rising equity markets since the financial crisis, which resulted in an increasing bias towards long positions.

In Brent, hedge funds upped their net long position by the most since March this year — 8 percent to 464,980 contracts, according to ICE Futures Europe data.

Some funds are market neutral, dividing their exposure equally between long and short positions in an attempt to earn a modest return that is not tied to the market's fortunes.

NEUTRAL / INVERSE FUNDS: Long - Short (LS): Hold sizable stakes in both long and short positiLong - Short (LS): Hold sizable stakes in both long and short positilong and short positions.

On CNBC's «Fast Money Final Trade», Tim Seymour recommended a long position in iShares MSCI Malaysia Index Fund (ETF)(NYSE: EWM).

CEFL's leverage differs from the average geared fund in that it resets monthly rather than daily — investors will need to rebalance their position to maintain 2x exposure for longer periods.

The funds have been building their net - long positions in the platinum group metals.

The Fund pursues its investment objective by taking long and short positions in equity securities.

We are certainly not pleased with near - term underperformance, but we remain confident that our focus on business value and our extended investment time horizon will position the Fund for favorable results over longer periods of time.

Long / short funds use leverage, derivatives and short positions in an attempt to make money in any market condition.

Several days ago we sold our long position in the iShares Dow Jones Real Estate Index Fund (IYR) as it came within 30 cents of its target.

We believe that our Funds are positioned to continue delivering on their dual long - term goals of growing investor capital and performing better than index fFunds are positioned to continue delivering on their dual long - term goals of growing investor capital and performing better than index fundsfunds.

The third is a concentrated growth fund which focuses on companies who are well positioned to produce long term growth.