Sentences with phrase «short position in the market»

Seeks to isolate the potential for outperformance of the RAFI fundamental methodology by taking long positions in the RAFI US 1000 Index and short positions in the market - cap weighted Russell 1000 Index.

Or do fund managers pool money from all investors and then take one giant short position in the market?

Not exact matches

There was no specific trigger in our view, just an accumulation of good news that should had [sic] led to a stronger USD well before, and a short market position.»

Cohodes established a short position in Home Capital in the fall of 2014, partly because of his views on the housing market, but also because of the company's business model and lending practices.

For example, on Work Market, we see a direct correlation between specificity in job descriptions and success in filling short - term positions.

These include currency - hedged ETFs, triple - levered ETFs based on commodities, unconstrained bond funds with short positions betting against U.S. Treasurys, private equity funds, emerging market debt instruments, historically less - liquid bank loan funds, and all manner of actively managed strategies packaged in supposedly easy to buy and sell wrappers.

That's the kind of viral brand narrative that has propelled BioSteel into an intriguing market position in a relatively short period.

«Managers are using short positions in these stocks to hedge their portfolios against large negative market moves.»

«Each of the market reversals of the past few weeks has in common that they represented widely held positions — long equities, overweight small caps, overweight tech, underweight emerging markets, and short duration,» says Loeys.

It's the largest hedge ETF, with $ 1.1 billion in assets; it melds numerous strategies that include taking both long and short positions on U.S. stocks and bonds and emerging markets.

The firm said in a January 30 letter to investors that its largest collective short position is companies that it thinks will be negatively impacted by a slowdown in the smartphone market.

As they did so, they were removing levered long positions, but maintaining their levered short positions, turning negative on the market in the process.

Which gets us to positioning data and, suffice it to say, the market has got itself very net short in copper per the COT data and the short sale turnover / total turnover picture in HK below is looking pretty extreme too.

That rules out large short positions too, but allows moderate short positions - consistent with the expected market loss but appropriate to the risk - in our most aggressive client accounts.

In short, unfavorable valuations and market action hold us to a defensive position here.

So while our position is clearly defensive - in line with the current, objectively identified Market Climate - a leaping short - term rally should not be ruled out.

Now that the change to an overall bearish sentiment has been confirmed, we are now patiently waiting for an eventual bounce in the broad market that will provide us with ideal, low - risk entry points on new short positions or inversely correlated «short» ETFs.

«Regardless of very short - term market direction, it is urgent for investors to understand where the equity markets are positioned in the context of the full market cycle.

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).

In bull markets, when a market makes a new high consistently, every day a large heard of bearish traders are getting stopped out of short positions and liquidating, which fuels yet more buying.

Goldman Sachs did not disclose Paulson & Co.'s short position or its role in the collateral selection process in the term sheet, flip book, offering memorandum, or other marketing materials provided to investors.»

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 ETFIn 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 ETFin a MSCI World Index exchange traded fund (ETF) and a short position in a MSCI Emerging Markets Index ETFin a MSCI Emerging Markets Index ETF.8

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.

Accordingly, the Strategic Growth Fund is now back to a fully - hedged investment stance - meaning that the Fund continues to be fully invested in a broadly diversified group of stocks that appear to have some combination of favorable valuation and favorable market action, while at the same time, the Fund carries an offsetting short position of equal size in the S&P 500 and Russell 2000 indices (using option combinations that mimic short futures contracts) intended to mute the impact of broad market fluctuations on the Fund.

A naked short position is more likely to be created if the underwriters are concerned that there may be downward pressure on the price of the Class A common stock in the open market that could adversely affect investors who purchase in this offering.

In this case, buying EEV was the same as taking a bearish position on the MSCI Emerging Markets Index (note that «short ETFs» are designed to be used only for quick, short - term trades).

Contra Stock Market (Contra): Invest in short stock positions and derivatives.

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.

To the extent that the underwriters create a naked short position, they will purchase shares in the open market to cover the position.

The underwriters may close out any covered short position either by exercising their option to purchase additional shares, in whole or in part, or by purchasing shares in the open market.

The underwriters and their respective affiliates may also communicate independent investment recommendations, market color or trading ideas and / or publish or express independent research views in respect of such assets, securities or instruments and may at any time hold, or recommend to clients that they should acquire, long and / or short positions in such assets, securities and instruments.

These producers are better positioned to navigate shorter cycles in the supply - demand dynamics of the oil market.

Some are betting on further declines; speculative short positioning is at three - and - a-half year highs in the futures market.

The benefit and cost of hedging with a «flat» short position in a given market index is straightforward: if the market declines, the short position offsets the impact of the market loss on the portfolio; if the market gains, the short position surrenders the impact of the market gain.

Trump's victory was a surprise to many, but I think a lot of the concern was already priced in and a lot of market participants were heavily short peso prior to the election and positioning for a decline.

Shortly after today's open, we added our second short position in The Wagner Daily model portfolio, through buying the inversely correlated UltraShort Emerging Markets ETF ($ EEV).

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In addition to exiting all long positions at the ideal time, our market timing model prompted us to take on a bit of short exposure as well.

In most calculations, they account for market frictions by opening (closing) short positions at the bid (ask).

In the December quarter, however, we modestly increased the equity allocation as short - term market volatility afforded us opportunities to establish new positions.

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

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It makes short and long positions in various markets, such as fixed income, currency futures contracts, equity index and commodities.

Portfolio insurance products were algorithm - based products created to protect investors from falling markets by selling «ever - increasing numbers of futures contracts,» the New York Times explained in 2012, because «the short position in futures contracts would then offset the losses caused by falls in the stocks they owned.»

If we are in a bear market and the investor is not opposed to short selling, we can look for stocks that will likely perform the worst, therefore making a nice profit on the short positions as prices fall.

As equities have ground ever higher over the past year, very large short - volatility positions have been building in the markets — largely in volatility - targeting strategies employed by institutional investors and leveraged exchange - traded products geared toward individuals.

Thanks to our market timing system remaining in «sell» mode (since October 12), we continue to be positioned primarily on the short side of the market (including being long «short ETFs»).

Simultaneously being positioned long in a stock or ETF with relative strength to the broad market and short a position wth relative weakness is a low - risk way to play the market while it remains in «no man's land.»

That means you can buy up to twice as many shares as in a cash account, and this might let you take advantage of short - term market opportunities without selling any of your existing positions.