Performance of 40 Futures Markets Mid-Year

JULY 1, 2014 BY ATTAIN CAPITAL LEAVE A COMMENT

Weve officially made it half way through the year, meaning those who did well will likely be mentallydoubling their first half success in imagining where their year will end, while those who struggled willact like a weekend golfer making the turn saying ok, lets turn it around now lets get it done on theback nine.

Without further ado, the front nine scores across 40 different futures markets courtesy of Finviz:

(Disclaimer: past performance is not necessarily indicative of future results)Chart Courtesy: Finviz.com

Some of our thoughts:

65% of the markets are positive of the year, down from 75% last quarter.

Corn and Wheat went from number 4 & 8 on the leader board last quarter, to a negative performanceon the year thanks to an ongoing multi-month down trend.

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Coffee and Hogs continue to hold their position as the top commodity performers. However, coffee isdown considerably (-19%) from its 2014 highs, while hogs have been hitting new highs.

Nikkei is the only stock futures index that remains negative of the year

CHF, CAD, USD, and EUR are almost unchanged on the year

The S&P 500 & the 30 Year Bonds YTD performance are almost identical.

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Forex trading, commodity trading, managedfutures, and other alternative investments arecomplex and carry a risk of substantial losses.As such, they are not suitable for all investors.

The entries on this blog are intended to furthersubscribers understanding, education, and at times- enjoyment of the world of alternativeinvestments through managed futures, tradingsystems, and managed forex. Unlessdistinctly noted otherwise, the data andgraphs included herein are intended to bemere examples and exhibits of the topicdiscussed, are for educational and illustrativepurposes only, and do not represent trading inactual accounts. Opinions expressed are thatof the author.

The mention of specific asset classperformance (i.e. +3.2%, -4.6%) is based onthe noted source index (i.e. Newedge CTAIndex, S&P 500 Index, etc.), and investorsshould take care to understand that any indexperformance is for the constituents of thatindex only, and does not represent the entireuniverse of possible investments within thatasset class. And further, that there can belimitations and biases to indices such assurvivorship and self reporting biases, and

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The mention of general asset classperformance (i.e. managed futures did well,stocks were down, bonds were up) is basedon Attains direct experience in those assetclasses, estimates of performance of dozensof CTAs followed by Attain, and averaging ofvarious indices designed to track said assetclasses.

The mention of market based performance(i.e. Corn was up 5% today) reflects allavailable information as of the time and dateof the publication.

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Past Performance is Not NecessarilyIndicative of Future Results. The regulationsof the CFTC require that prospective clients ofa managed futures program (CTA) receive adisclosure document when they are solicitedto enter into an agreement whereby the CTAwill direct or guide the clients commodityinterest trading and that certain risk factors behighlighted. The disclosure document containsa complete description of the principal riskfactors and each fee to be charged to youraccount by the CTA.

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