Hedge Funds Continue to Chase the Herd with Record Momentum Bets

Managers bet on past winners the most in at least seven years Momentum-value correlation level also historically high By Dani Burger, Bloomberg Hedge funds can’t get enough of momentum — even if it means embracing an investing strategy they hate. Loosely defined as betting on shares that went up the fastest over the preceding nine-to-12 months, hedge funds are the...

Hedge Funds Continue to Chase the Herd with Record Momentum Bets

Managers bet on past winners the most in at least seven years Momentum-value correlation level also historically high By Dani Burger, Bloomberg Hedge funds can’t get enough of momentum — even if it means embracing an investing strategy they hate. Loosely defined as betting on shares that went up the fastest over the preceding nine-to-12 months, hedge funds are the...

Weekly Market Outlook – Is This Market Too Good For Our Own Good?

Is there anything the bears can do to stop the bullish train? It certainly doesn't look like it. The market roared (again) last week, shrugging off the glimmer of weakness that reared its head on Thursday to end the week at a record high close… and just a hair away from another record high. If nothing else, it's a market...

Weekly Market Outlook – Is This Market Too Good For Our Own Good?

Is there anything the bears can do to stop the bullish train? It certainly doesn't look like it. The market roared (again) last week, shrugging off the glimmer of weakness that reared its head on Thursday to end the week at a record high close… and just a hair away from another record high. If nothing else, it's a market...

Gold Approaching Make-or-Break Level

If you're excited about the 9.6% rally gold futures have dished out since their late-January low, don't get too excited just yet.  The big test is yet to come.  That lies ahead at the $1262 level, which at its current pace gold could be testing by the latter part of next week. The chart of gold below tells the tale. ...

Gold Approaching Make-or-Break Level

If you're excited about the 9.6% rally gold futures have dished out since their late-January low, don't get too excited just yet.  The big test is yet to come.  That lies ahead at the $1262 level, which at its current pace gold could be testing by the latter part of next week. The chart of gold below tells the tale. ...

Opinion: The Math Snapchat Doesn’t Want You to See

Snapchat slated to have the highest price-to-sales ratio of any major U.S. IPO By Mark Hulbert, MarketWatch Simple math is all you need to conclude that Snapchat’s upcoming IPO is an incredibly risky bet. That’s because the company’s sales will have to grow at a blistering pace in order to support the price at which it is currently slated to...

Opinion: The Math Snapchat Doesn’t Want You to See

Snapchat slated to have the highest price-to-sales ratio of any major U.S. IPO By Mark Hulbert, MarketWatch Simple math is all you need to conclude that Snapchat’s upcoming IPO is an incredibly risky bet. That’s because the company’s sales will have to grow at a blistering pace in order to support the price at which it is currently slated to...

Here’s How to Play Alibaba’s Stock Possibly Falling Through a Trap Door Soon

An evening star reversal pattern and negative money flow suggest the stock price is headed lower. By Robert Moreno, TheStreet.com Shares of Alibaba Group Holdings (BABA) have not participated in the broader market's four-day rally, and the divergent price action and the direction of money flow suggests further downside. There are two short-side strategies, let's take a look at the...

Here’s How to Play Alibaba’s Stock Possibly Falling Through a Trap Door Soon

An evening star reversal pattern and negative money flow suggest the stock price is headed lower. By Robert Moreno, TheStreet.com Shares of Alibaba Group Holdings (BABA) have not participated in the broader market's four-day rally, and the divergent price action and the direction of money flow suggests further downside. There are two short-side strategies, let's take a look at the...
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