CTAs Stall in May After Strong Start to Year

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CTAs Stall in May After Strong Start to Year

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2 months ago

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Commodity trading advisors were mostly flat in May, with this year’s top performers posting mixed results in an otherwise strong month for the stock market. CTAs, also known as managed futures funds, generally deploy trend-following strategies and aim to have little or no correlation to the broad stock market.In May, the IASG CTA Index climbed just 18 basis points, bringing its gain for the year to 6.29 percent. The Trend Following Strategy Index was essentially flat, but is up 9.19 percent for...

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