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How Managed Futures Lower Portfolio Correlation

Managed futures as a low-correlation portfolio diversifier.

The 60/40 portfolio assumes bonds rise when stocks fall. In 2022 they fell together. Here is how managed futures lower portfolio correlation — why they behave differently from stocks and bonds, the crisis-period track record, and why even a small allocation matters.

El Niño Is Back: What a Strengthening 2026–27 Event Could Mean for Coffee, Cocoa, Sugar, and Palm Oil

A strengthening 2026–27 El Niño and the tropical softs markets.

NOAA has issued an El Niño Advisory with a 63% chance of a very strong event this winter. Here is what a strengthening 2026–27 El Niño could mean for coffee, cocoa, sugar, and palm oil — and how systematic traders and commercial hedgers approach it.

Crisis Alpha: How Systematic Futures Strategies Profit When Everything Else Suffers

When stock markets collapse, most investments bleed together. Bonds, stocks, hedge funds — all moving in lockstep downward. The one exception: managed futures strategies that follow systematic, trend-based trading rules. The Problem with Traditional Diversification For decades, the standard portfolio recipe was simple: 60% stocks, 40% bonds. When stocks fell, bonds were supposed to rise.… Continue reading Crisis Alpha: How Systematic Futures Strategies Profit When Everything Else Suffers

Managed Futures, May 2026: Trend Following Holds Through an Energy-Driven Reversal

Index returns for May 2026 vs. year-to-date. Source: SG Prime Services.

How broad managed futures indices fared in May 2026 — SG Trend, SG CTA, and SG Short-Term — and the energy-driven reversal, dollar strength, and gold consolidation that drove the spread between styles.

Managed Futures vs Hedge Funds: What Allocators Actually Need to Know

Two structures, very different mechanics.

Managed futures account or hedge fund? An honest comparison of structure, liquidity, transparency, fees, and tax treatment — from a 20-year IB.