Managed Futures Index down almost 10 % -- horrible April again

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trillenium

S&P Managed Futures Index is down almost 10 % on the year and April seems to be a horrible month again


http://www2.standardandpoors.com/se...e/IndicesIndexPg&r=1&l=EN&b=4&s=132&xcd=HEDGE

What is it with April that it is so bad ?

I think even though Managed Futures Funds decrease their positions when they loose, they might not decrease their absolute contract sizes this time because more and more money comes into Managed Futures Funds and Hedge Funds. Investors just want to invest , no matter what.

I can read next years headlines already: "Managed Futures had a horrible 2005"

Then maybe investors wake up and finally realize that Managed Futures is not another "asset class" like Bonds and Stocks.
 
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Then maybe investors wake up and finally realize that Managed Futures is not another "asset class" like Bonds and Stocks.
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It is an asset class - one that can provide valuable diversification to a portfolio. Just like stocks and bonds, representative indexes have good years and bad years. An investor also needs to pick and choose managed futures funds on an individual basis, just like stocks or bonds.
 
Managed Futures are neither good nor bad. As an "asset class", they're just a market vehicle. It all depends upon the manager. After all, they're nothing more than a derivative of their underlying issues.
 
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