This is a summary of links featured on Quantocracy on Wednesday, 05/01/2019. To see our most recent links, visit the Quant Mashup. Read on readers!
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Tactical Asset Allocation in April [Allocate Smartly]This is a summary of the recent performance of a wide range of excellent Tactical Asset Allocation (TAA) strategies, net of transaction costs. These strategies are sourced from books, academic papers, and other publications. While we dont (yet) include every published TAA model, these strategies are broadly representative of the TAA space. Learn more about what we do or let AllocateSmartly help
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Convexity Explains the High BitMEX ETH Funding Rate [Falkenblog]BitMEX offers swaps that make it easy to lever a long or short bitcoin (BTC) and ether (ETH). The main reason it trades so much is that they are based outside of US or EU control in the little archipelago-nation of Seychelles, and also that it transacts only in Bitcoin. This combination makes it difficult for regulators to attack. Their swap contracts are like futures contracts without expiry
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Modified Hikkake Pattern | Trading Strategy (Filter & Exit) [Oxford Capital]Developer: Dan Chesler, CTM, CTA. Concept: Trading strategy based on false breakouts. Research Goal: Performance verification. Specification: Table 1. Results: Figure 1-2. Trade Setup: Long Trades: The modified bullish hikkake pattern (a.k.a. the bullish inside day false breakout) consists of two price bars. The first bar is an inside bar. The second bar has a lower close than the first bar.
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Compound Your Knowledge Episode 10: Factor Investing & Hedge Fund Performance [Alpha Architect]In this weeks video, we discuss three posts. The first post discusses the new index analysis section on our site. The second post, written by Tommi, uses Hedge Funds past performance to identify if one can predict future Hedge Fund performance. The last post discusses Wes video examining an older articleFactor Investing is Simple, but Not Easy.