Hedge Funds' Top Edge: Time Series Momentum
A 23-page research paper reveals the number 1 method Hedge Funds use to beat the market: Time Series Momentum This is how: 🧵
Macro Funds Suffer Double‑digit Losses in March
This month is proving painful for macro traders: Brevan Howard Master Fund: -6% (MTD through March 20), -0.5% YTD Brevan Howard Alpha Strategies: -3.7% (MTD through March 20), +0.6% YTD Taula: -9.6% (MTD through March 20) Caxton Macro: -15% (MTD...
Management Integrity and Culture Drive Fund Performance
“There is one thing I have been doing for many years now and has in my view been absolutely central to the fund’s performance. [...] I am referring to building an understanding of and conviction around a company manager’s integrity...
All Hedge Fund Algorithms Revealed in 151 Strategies
This paper unlocks every algorithm used by hedge funds. 151 trading strategies. Get it here (361 page PDF):
Victory Capital Abandons Janus Deal over Committee Opposition
Victory Capital has pulled out of Janus acquisition after not getting support from Janus’ “special committee” https://t.co/VSWcoMUQal
Tactical Update: Dropping Tape Bomb
(PREMIUM) "Tactical Update: March 23, 2026 - Dropping Tape Bombs" A few moves into the headline bounce this A.M.... via The Lyons Share https://t.co/MEVP23VgRi https://t.co/WwjuwK9igF
Hedge Funds Buy 120 BCF Gas, Still Below Historic Levels
HEDGE FUNDS and other money managers purchased the equivalent of 120 billion cubic feet (bcf) in the two major gas futures and options contracts based on prices at Henry Hub in Louisiana over the seven days ending on March 17....
Exited Bridgewater All Weather Before 3% Plunge
I got us out of this Bridgewater 'All Weather' $ALLW before it got smoked today. Down -3.1% looked more like All Clouds, No Umbrella. @dsaleminvestor @HedgeyeRJM https://t.co/6vDFG1w84h
Comprehensive Hedge Fund Strategies: Daily, Weekly, Monthly
All the strategies you need to start your private (or even public) hedge fund: daily, weekly, and monthly. #TradingStrategy Link in reply below. 👇 https://t.co/D0MIE18NlX
Goldman, JPMorgan Enable Hedge Funds to Short Private Credit
Goldman and JPMorgan are among investment banks offering hedge fund clients ways to bet against the $1.8 trillion private credit market https://t.co/oylGukMJd0
Investor Exodus Hits Consumer Loans, Stone Ridge Honors 11%
Private credit's investor exodus has spread to consumer loans. Redemption requests at a ~$2bn Stone Ridge fund holding loans made by fintech lenders were so high that it would honor only 11% of the amount investors wanted back. https://t.co/JXy1RCBLRX
Dominant Hedge Fund Consolidator Drives Elite Traders Out
Together, the two stories trace the multistrat arc from unstoppable consolidator of hedge fund power & talent in 2022 to, by 2026, such a dominant machine that some elite traders are starting to walk away and set their own terms....
Hedge Fund Bets on Cotton As
One of our new Hedge Fund clients was explaining his Long Cotton position to me yest All the while a bunch of consensus ones are still hoping for their #Bag7 Longs to bounce https://t.co/yoASvyTUEY
Hedge Fund Star Bets Against Korea After Market Dip
Who's the latest brilliant Hedge Fund guy who shorted South Korean Stocks AFTER a correction? https://t.co/aP0iJRzIRj
Pregnant Founder Launches $8B Quant Fund, Delivers 11% Returns
This colleague of Michael Platt launched an $8B quant fund at 34 weeks pregnant. Averaged 11.2% annual returns. She is redefining hedge funds.
Massive CTA and Systematic Sell‑offs Set to Pressure Stocks
From GS on Flows: - CTAs Sold $80B over the last month - “Length has gone from >8 out of 10 to ~6.5 now, projected to go near 4.5-5 all else equal” - Systematics are estimated to sell $70B in the next *week*...
Bessent Mirrors 1992 BOE: Fighting USD Collapse Over Oil
Bessent now finds himself in the position of the Bank of England in 1992 when Soros, Druckenmiller, & Bessent "broke the BOE": Trying to prevent the USD from collapsing v. oil with a finite amount of oil reserves as markets &...
Millennium Exits Scopia Capital After $1B Year‑long Investment
Scoop: Millennium has redeemed its investment from Scopia Capital just over a year after backing the equity long-short hedge fund manager with $1 billion https://t.co/DPmCnhwZl5
Hedge Funds Boost Nat‑Gas Futures, Yet Still Below Historic Peaks
HEDGE FUNDS and other money managers purchased the equivalent of 159 billion cubic feet (bcf) in the two major futures and options contracts based on prices at Henry Hub in Louisiana over the seven days ending on March 10. Fund...
Hedge Funds Push Oil Longs to Six‑year High
Hedge funds have increased their long positions in Oil to the highest level in 6 years. https://t.co/8uRqtrleIr
Record Hedge Fund Shorts Signal Imminent Squeeze
Bearish hedge fund positioning is extreme: Shorts in US-listed ETFs +10% Thursday—2nd-biggest daily jump since 2016 (only topped by +16% on April 2, 2025 “Liberation Day”). ETF shorts +12% this week (after +8% last), +23% in last month. US macro shorts (incl. index...
Fear Stems From Market Declines, Not Saba’s Bid
I’m genuinely interested in everyone’s thoughts. IMHO, what’s stoking fear @AcaciaCap isn’t our bid but the massive declines in everything from OTF, TCPC, FSK, OXLC, BPRE, the tripling of outflows for Cliffwater and Blue Owl, the frauds, the rise in...
Small Fund, Big Insight: Macro Hedge Wins 2007
He launched a macro hedge fund with $800K, fused thematic insight with disciplined risk control, and made a killing in 2007’s collapse.
Cliffwater Drama Yields Just $0.7B Net Inflow
While the headlines around Cliffwater have been apocalyptic, here's how fund flows are looking for Q1: - redemptions received: $4.5 billion - amount repurchased in tender: $2.3 billion - expected new commitments: $3.0 billion All of this drama for $0.7 billion of net...
Semis Outperform Software in AI Trade, Driving Massive Gains
The AI trade that’s separating Wall Street’s winners and losers: semis > software It helped power $100mln+ in gains for a Point72 PM and helped convince the manager of a 23-year-old hedge fund to call it quits https://t.co/zUWC9pfB3X
Ozer, King, Barclay Funds Profit Amid Iran‑War Volatility
Hedge funds managed by Ron Ozer, Doug King and Steve Barclay are the latest to have notched gains last week from the commodities volatility in the wake of the Iran war, even as many larger peers suffered losses https://t.co/i6JQcHoHZK
Most Hedge Funds Suffer, D.E. Shaw Stands Out
Last week's pain: Citadel’s Global Fixed Income fund and Taula are among the hedge funds worst hit by last week’s market turmoil, while D.E. Shaw & Co.’s two main vehicles were a rare bright spot in the industry. Here's all the latest...
Cliffwater Redemption Rate Hits 14%, Within Predicted Range
Saba Capital’s @boazweinstein called the Cliffwater redemption rate in yesterday’s ’Inside Alts, where he said it would be between 10% and 20%. (Cliffwater’s Q1 redemption rate was 14%, according to a source familiar with the matter) https://t.co/hplp7WPkAp
Cliffwater Blames Sentiment Amid $33B Fund Redemptions
Another one. Cliffwater facing 7%+ redemptions on their $33B fund. Their response: “Sentiment is driving the selloff more than fundamentals.” That’s what they all say. Right before the gates go up.
DE Shaw Funds Outperform, Adding Brevan Howard, Verition
DE Shaw’s hedge funds gain in a brutal week for multistrat peers. Flagship Composite fund gained 0.3% during the week to lift returns to 2.8% for the year through March 6. Macro-focused Oculus made 2.2% to boost gains for the...
Top Hedge Funds Lose Hundreds of Millions in One Week
Some of the world’s biggest hedge funds known for their steady returns suffered hundreds of millions of dollars in losses last week: Millennium down 1.5b, Baly -3.5%, P72 -1.1 and MW Eureka -3.7%. initial estimates https://t.co/Vtq6iPL4ik
Hedge Funds Keep US Gas Bets Low After Iran Attack
HEDGE FUNDS and other money managers had cut bullish positions in U.S. natural gas to the lowest for more than 18 months before the United States and Israel attacked Iran. Even after the attack and the closure of the Strait...
Hedge Funds Cash In on Oil Spike, Keep Bullish Bet
Hedge funds realise some profits as oil prices climb Hedge funds and other money managers sold Brent futures and options last week to realise some of their profits on former bullish positions as prices surged after the United States and Israel...
Hedge Funds Bet Heavily Against US Dollar
‼️Hedge funds are EXTREMELY BEARISH on the US Dollar: Net dollar positioning of hedge funds and other asset managers is down to -$18.9 billion, near the most bearish level in at least 3 years. Hedge funds are getting caught off guard. 👇 https://globalmarketsinvestor.beehiiv.com/p/us-stocks-dropped-amid-rising-ai-and-geopolitical-uncertainty-weekly-market-recap-trading-week-09-20-a312
Systematic Short Books Boost Agentic Edge for Funds
If you are a long-short equity fund thinking about ways to adopt an agentic approach, I encourage you to think about building a systematic short book. 1) Good shorts tend to rhyme more than good longs and and so are fertile...
Millennium Poaches Four Citadel Stock Pickers Amid Talent War
Millennium Management hired four stock pickers from rival Citadel as the multistrategy hedge fund giants battle over talent to help manage their soaring assets https://t.co/4zMddskNrm
Investors Likely to Dump Public Credit Amid Bearish CDX HY
This has to be one of the most bearish charts I’ve ever seen for CDX HY. One can argue that they won’t be as correlated as they’ve always been, but ‘this time is different’ may be wrong . I think...
Hedge Funds Stay Growth‑Focused as AI Tools Gain Traction
𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐤: Fresh launches, team moves are keeping hedge funds in growth mode, while Middle East tensions prompt firms in the Gulf to review near-term plans and continuity playbooks. Meanwhile, AI agent workflows are moving from buzzword to toolkit https://t.co/jiiupziBYa
Liquidity Overpromises Trigger Cascading Outflows Crisis
My partner @kieranwgoodwin has been so right about this space for over a year which has really sharpened my vision. Outflows beget outflows. Gating begets outflows. Selling some of the underlying portfolio to meet minimum redemptions creates losses and begets...
Ex‑Citadel Trader Nico Dil Launches Hedge Fund with Major Backers
Former Citadel money manager, Nico Dil, has started trading for his own hedge fund with backing from investors including Squarepoint Capital and Lighthouse Investment Partners. https://t.co/fp0XOxOsom
Geopolitics Ignored by HFT, Active Management Becomes Vital
The HFT algos/CTA trend followers don't discount geopolitics very well. If @hkuppy is right, he makes a real case why active management is of ultimate importance when there is a real global change. The VIX is not mean reverting this time,...
New Hire Greg Knight: $800M Profit, Recent Struggles
Scoop: Taula’s New Hire Greg Knight Made $800 Million Profit at Millennium But Last Two Years Were Tough https://t.co/KYHo535VRM
Repeatable Alpha Strategies Eventually Lose Edge
"Any repeatable process that generates significant alpha in fundamental investing is going to get competed away." - @GavinSBaker (EP.489) With thanks to @AlphaSenseInc, @MorningstarInc, and Ridgeline.
AI‑Driven Investing Demands Conviction, Culture, and Risk Discipline
Investing is entering a new regime defined by AI acceleration, crossover convergence, and a widening gap between insight and execution. A conversation with @GavinSBaker of Atreides Management on rigorous debate, conviction, and how culture & risk management drive performance across...
Hedge Fund Star Credits Kahneman for 18-Year Winning Streak
1/ Brevan Howard's Minal Bathwal hasn't had a losing year since the start of his fund, 18 years ago. In a recent interview, he said that his style is influenced by psychologist Daniel Kahneman, including his book Thinking, Fast & Slow....
Prophet Strategy Surges 1,982% Since 2008 Launch
On the day we launched Prophet publicly in December 2024, it was already up 1,640% from the date the strategy was first implemented in Dec '08. Now it's up 1,982% -- or ~20% since Dec '24. But the best is...
Hedge Funds Flock to SONAR Amid Rising Tender Rejections
This SONAR chart: Outbound Tender Rejection Index (blue) vs. Knight-Swift stock price (yellow). There is a reason that hedge funds buy SONAR and it is our fastest growing cohort. https://t.co/erT8QvKIr6
Hedge Funds Maxed Bullish Brent Bets Ahead of Iran Attack
Bullish Brent positions at nearly two-year high prior to attack on Iran Before the United States and Israel attacked Iran, hedge funds and other money managers amassed the largest bullish position in Brent crude futures and options for almost two years,...
Dragonfly Premium Top10 Gains 58.9bp Weekly, +8.08% YTD
Dragonfly Capital Premium Top10 added 58.9bp on the week using 50% of capital. YTD +8.08% https://t.co/WLKiAGN5LF
Performance Beats Fees: Why Investors Pay 5% + 44%
Jim Simons charged some of the highest hedge fund fees in history—5% flat + 44% of gains—and still delivered spectacular returns. Learn how elite investors tolerate high fees and what it teaches about investing, stock markets, and wealth building. Would you...