Today's Exclusives

• Opalesque Exclusive: Managing volatility in UCITS [more]

  B. G., Opalesque Geneva: After a couple of VIX spikes earlier this month, much has been said about trade wars and global stocks. But after reaching a high of 36 on Christmas eve, the CBOE Volatility Index, aka VIX or the fear index, is now at almost 16 - and the historical average is between 19 a

• 40% of enterprises willing to spend $5m or more in new blockchain initiatives over next 12 months [more]

  Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: 86% of senior executives interviewed believe that blockchain technology is broadly scalable and will eventually achieve mainstream adoption, said a survey. Deloitte's 2019 Global Blockchain Survey revealed that the 'blockchain gets down to business'. It sai

• Opalesque Roundup: Hedge funds fail to turn February's net inflows into a two-month trend, but AUM bounces back in April: hedge fund news, week 18 [more]

  In the week ending May 17th 2019, a report by BarclayHedge said that hedge funds extended their run of positive returns to four straight months in April following a five-month string of aggregate de

Today's Other Voices

• Other Voices: A round up of key trends in health care private equity investments [more]

  By: Foley&Lardner This conference season, private equity (PE) investors and provider compared notes on the current state of the markets, trends, opportunities and challenges. Below is a summary of key trends that have been discussed. A recent Health Care Private Equity Panel during the Yo

More Exclusives

• 15. May. | Opalesque Exclusive: Quadratic Capital Management debuts first of its kind fixed income ETF [more]

  Bailey McCann, Opalesque New York: Quadratic Capital Management has launched a first of its kind fixed income ETF that uses OTC fixed income options. Quadratic Interest Rate Volatility and Inflation Hedge ETF (NYSE Arca: IVOL), is designed to profit from an increase in fixed income volatility and

• 13. May. | Opalesque Roundup: Hedge funds up 6.52% YTD, best first four months since 2006: hedge fund news, week 17 [more]

  In the week ending May 10th 2019, Hedge funds gained an average of +1.26% in April, the fourth consecutive month of positive returns according to eVestment April 2019 hedge fund performance

• 10. May. | Opalesque Exclusive: Diamond Standard aims to make diamonds a tradable commodity [more]

  Bailey McCann, Opalesque New York: What if you could trade in physical diamond bars the way you trade gold or other precious metals? Diamond Standard, a new company from former quant trader Cormac Kinney, has created the first diamond bar and diamond bar exchange in an effort to add diamonds to

• 09. May. | Opalesque Exclusive: With the rules in place, opportunity zones gain traction with investors [more]

  Bailey McCann, Opalesque New York: Opportunity Zones represent a multi-billion pipeline of potential real estate and operating business investments. Opportunity zones provide a tax deferral benefit to investors who back projects in zones for ten years. The goal of the program is to encourage capi

• 09. May. | Opalesque Exclusive: Investors and managers focus on inclusive capitalism at SALT [more]

  Bailey McCann, Opalesque New York: Growing concerns over wealth inequality and environmental sustainability topped the list of hot topics at this year's SALT Conference currently underway in New York. Many investors and managers spoke of creating a more inclusive capitalism from the stage.

• 07. May. | Opalesque Exclusive: Hedge fund managers present their best ideas at Sohn [more]

  Bailey McCann, Opalesque New York: Big name hedge fund managers gathered at the Sohn Investment Conference in New York to share their best ideas. Presenters this year offered a diverse set of opportunities from hotel chains to emerging markets. Here are the top calls. Longs: Lauren

• 06. May. | Opalesque Roundup: Four out of five investors plan to raise hedge fund allocation despite shaky 2018: hedge fund news, week 16 [more]

  In the week ending May 3rd 2019, a research report found that investors were largely unsatisfied with performance in 2018. Half of them thought their investments failed t

• 01. May. | Opalesque Exclusive: Highland Capital names Joe Sowin co-CIO [more]

  Bailey McCann, Opalesque New York: Highland Capital Management has named Joe Sowin co-chief investment officer (CIO). Sowin previously served as Highland's head of global equity trading. Sowin joined Highland in 2010. Sowin joins Highland co-founder Mark Okada in the co-CIO role. Trey Par

• 30. Apr. | Opalesque Exclusive: As Uranium rebounds, one manager sees opportunity [more]

  Bailey McCann, Opalesque New York: Are we finally turning the corner on the uranium slump? One investment manager argues that spot prices are on the rise and the market should be prepared for an upswing over the next two to five years. The uranium market includes exploration for, mining, mil

• 29. Apr. | Opalesque Exclusive: Dubai powerhouse AIM Summit brings alternative investments, private debt to inaugural European conference in Geneva [more]

  Matthias Knab, Opalesque for New Managers: In 2015 Dubai based Dalma Capital launched a conference series - the AIM Summit - which has since won a strong reputation as a high-quality event in Dubai and Abu Dhabi. Th

• 29. Apr. | Opalesque Exclusive: Paris-based hedge fund manager opens seeding programme for niche strategies [more]

  B. G., Opalesque Geneva for New Managers: Melanion Capital, an independent investment manager based in Paris, is launching a seeding programme that can house two to thr

• 29. Apr. | Opalesque Roundup: Hedge fund redemptions accelerate dramatically in March while new launches crater: hedge fund news, week 15 [more]

  In the week ending April 26th 2019, eVestment reported that hedge fund redemptions continued despite a strong start to the year, which saw Q1 2019 average hedge fund perfor

• 26. Apr. | Opalesque Roundtable: Early stage venture capital investing heats up in Asia [more]

  Bailey McCann, Opalesque New York: For investors looking to Asia for private equity opportunities, delegates at the recent Opalesque Asian PE Roundtable suggest that early stage venture capital investments might be the golden ticket over the next few years. Asian economies have a longstanding rep

• 25. Apr. | Opalesque Exclusive: Investcorp releases liquidity guidebook for family owned businesses [more]

  Bailey McCann, Opalesque New York: Family owned businesses represent approximately 80-90% of the 30 million businesses in the United States according to the Conway Center for Family Business, and the vast majority of those are middle market businesses. That creates a significant opportunity for

More Other Voices

• 24. Apr. 2019 | Other Voices: Shareholder activism trends in the 2019 proxy season [more]

  By: Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, In 2018, robust U.S. and global M&A activity substantially mitigated the downside risk for activist investors. With political uncertainty ahead of the 2020 presidential election, unsettled questions on trade and tariffs, and the late 2018 market correcti

• 11. Apr. 2019 | Other Voices: Private equity and activism [more]

  By Amadeus Moeser, Sidley Austin LLP The relationship between private equity funds and activist hedge funds has always been double-edged. While in the past, engagements of activists often led to the sale of a target company or less profitable operations of a company to private equity funds, man

• 10. Apr. 2019 | Other Voices: Game changing fund of fund reforms ahead [more]

  by Carlton Fields On December 19, 2018, the SEC proposed rescinding most so-called fund of funds (FoF) exemptive orders and Rule 12d1-2 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (Act) and replacing them with new Rule 12d1-4.1 Some of these reforms may have significant consequences for both fu

• 12. Mar. 2019 | Other Voices: Hong Kong's SFC puts hedge funds under the microscope with complexity rule [more]

  By: Rory Gallaher, Deacons Under the revised Code of Conduct for Persons Licensed by or Registered with the Securities and Futures Commission, which is scheduled to come into effect on 6 April 2019, intermediaries must determine whether a product they are selling is a complex product. If a prod

• 26. Feb. 2019 | Other Voices: Three investor bugbears fund managers could easily avoid [more]

  By: Karen Fountain, Brodies Here are three "unforced errors" which could be easily avoided. At every industry conference I have attended there has been an investor panel session where deeply felt frustrations have been vented. There is, of course, an inevitable commercial tension b

• 17. Jan. 2019 | Other Voices: Markets in a new key - A theory of meaning and market segmentation [more]

  By Alex Gavrish, Etalon Capital Ltd; author of "Story Investing". A recent article

• 11. Jan. 2019 | Other Voices: How the SEC's list of examination priorities will affect private fund advisors [more]

  By: Jones Day, LLP On December 20, 2018, the Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission released its 2019 Examination Priorities in which OCIE detailed key areas where OCIE currently intends to focus its resources in 2019. The Report cont

• 31. Dec. 2018 | Other Voices: Hedge fund marketing blurs the line on BDCs [more]

  by Dechert LLP: In December 2018, the SEC announced two enforcement actions involving business development companies (BDCs) - one against Fifth Street Management, LLC, the former external registered investment adviser to two BDCs, and the other against KCAP Financial, Inc., an internally managed BD

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S&P FUTURES (June - @ES) – Daily

Currently: Cash Looking to: Short @ 2891

As of 5/17/19 close: 2,862

LAST WEEK: We suggested covering shorts at 2,807 and looking to get long at 2,790 with stops on a close below 2,785 and with a target of 2,960.

UPDATE: With last week’s trading, our short-covering target of 2,807 was hit. But, the long-side entry price was not tested (unfortunately). Right now, we can see the market going much higher OR much lower. If 2891 and 2906 are taken out on the upside, all hope for the bears in this cycle is lost and any remaining bearish bets should be covered. However, if either of those levels holds, we still could see downside to 2752 or 2720 in the short-term. 100-day, 200-day and 400-day moving averages are included on the chart – all well below current price (healthy). Watch the 100-day (see yellow circles). Short @ 2891 w/ stops > 2906 and with a target of 2752.