Today's Exclusives

• Opalesque Exclusive: Hedge funds and private equity hang on despite headwinds [more]

  Bailey McCann, Opalesque New York for New Managers: A new report from Cayman law firm Walkers shows that hedge funds are hanging on despite continuing headwinds. New hedge fund launch data compiled by Walkers

• October returns bring Eurekahedge hedge fund index to 6.21% YTD [more]

  Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Hedge fund managers were up 0.26% in October, pushing their year-to-date return to 6.21%, according to Eurekahedge. The Eurekahedge Hedge Fund Index gained 0.26% in October, supported by the global equity market rally as represented by the 1.93% gain recorded by the

• Dyal Capital takes a stake in Owl Rock [more]

  Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: New York-based technology-focused private equity firm Dyal Capital Partners has taken a passive, non-voting minority stake in alternative investment firm Owl Rock Capital Group. Established in 2011 as a division of Neuberger Berman, Dyal Capital specializes in takin

• Asset Managers exceed investor expectations on risk/return and ESG, says PwC [more]

  Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Asset managers were able to exceed investors' expectations, both retail and institutional, on the crucial dimensions of risk/return and Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG). These were also among the top three most important dimensions for investors globally, sai

• North America: Epicenter of global VC funding activity during Q3 2019 [more]

  Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: North America continued to attract the major chunk of global venture capital (VC) funding during the third quarter (Q3) of 2019, says a study. According to GlobalData, North America accounted for 48.5% of the global VC investment volume and 52.4% of the investment v

• Cyberian launches off exchange liquidity venue [more]

  Opalesque Industry Update - Cyberian, the new institutional crypto off exchange liquidity venue, today announced its launch of the world's first trustless venue for trading blocks of digital assets. The new company makes the bold claim to be the only true trustless matching system of digital

• Hedge funds gain in October, but managed futures funds drag [more]

  Opalesque Industry Update - The global hedge fund industry saw an average return of +0.55% in October, bringing year to data (YTD) average industry returns to +7.09%, according to the just-released October 2019 eVestment hedge fund performance data. Managed Futures funds, which saw returns at -1.73%

• October sees positive gains for hedge funds, S&P 500 [more]

  Opalesque Industry Update - The pace of hedge fund returns picked up a bit in October, with the industry posting a monthly gain of 0.88%, according to the Barclay Hedge Fund Index compiled by BarclayHedge, a division of Backstop Solutions. By comparison, the S&P Total Return Index was up 2.17% in Oc

• Association for Digital Asset Markets releases a code of conduct for digital asset markets [more]

  Opalesque Industry Update - Today, the Association for Digital Asset Markets (ADAM) published its Code of Conduct to promote integrity, fairness, and efficiency in digital asset markets. All ADAM members plan to sign the Code in early 2020 and adhere to its principles, and its release marks a neces

• Wilshire Liquid Alternative Index gains 0.3% in October [more]

  Opalesque Industry Update - The Wilshire Liquid Alternative IndexSM, which provides a representative baseline for how the broad liquid alternative investment category performs, returned 0.31% in October, in line with the 0.31% monthly return of the HFRX Global Hedge Fund Index. The Wilshire Liquid A

• Context Capital Partners rearranges senior leadership [more]

  Opalesque Industry Update - Context Capital Partners, a leading alternative specialist firm with holdings and operating companies in various sectors of the alternatives space, announced today key changes to their leadership. Eric Noll is being appointed Chief Executive Officer of Context Capital Par

• Largest asset owners are critical to aiding society's biggest issues [more]

  Opalesque Industry Update - The Asset Owner 100 (AO100) - the world's 100 biggest asset owners - account for US$19 trillion, up 1.7% from last year, according to research from the Thinking Ahead Institute. In its second study of the AO100, the Thinking Ahead Institute highlights the unique posit

Today's Other Voices

• Other Voices: Hong Kong's SFC increases scrutiny of private equity managers [more]

  By: Vivian Tang, Michael Wong, Dechert The Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has announced that it reprimanded and fined a Hong Kong private equity firm, SEAVI Advent Ocean Private Equity Limited (PE Firm), for employing or appointing unlicensed persons to perform regulated functi

More Exclusives

• 11. Nov. | Opalesque Roundup: Equity hedge strategy up +1.3% in October, with +9.3% YTD gain: hedge fund news, week 10 [more]

  In the week ending November 8th 2019, HFR reported that the HFRI Equity Hedge (Total) Index led main strategy performance for the month with a +1.3 percent return, bringing the Y

• 07. Nov. | Opalesque Roundtable: Venture capital investors discuss how they screen startups for investment [more]

  Bailey McCann, Opalesque New York: It's no secret that a majority of startup companies fail. Bad ideas, inexperienced management teams, or simply a lack of funding to get to the next level can end a company. Venture capital stakes its edge on being able to identify early-stage companies tha

• 04. Nov. | Opalesque Roundup: Asia hedge funds fastest growth puts spotlight on local talent: hedge fund news, week 41 [more]

  In the week ending November 1st 2019, media reports said that as more and more big hedge funds expand in Asia and the region's assets under management grow at a faster clip than in the US and Britain, industry executives say the number of qualified candidates has failed to keep up. Hedge funds

• 01. Nov. | Opalesque Roundtable: Brexit hits venture capital in the UK [more]

  Bailey McCann, Opalesque New York: As Brexit negotiations drag on, LPs and GPs are looking more closely at the impact to venture capital. As an asset class, venture capital is typically uncorrelated to broad geopolitical trends that might move markets, but according to delegates at the recent Opa

• 01. Nov. | Opalesque Exclusive: SALT heads to the middle east [more]

  The SALT Conference is returning to the international stage. Later this month SALT will present in partnership with Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM), the International Financial Centre of Abu Dhabi. SALT Abu Dhabi will be the inaugural SALT event in the Middle East or Africa. Opalesque sat down with

• 31. Oct. | Opalesque Exclusive: SAVA Investment Management launches hybrid private equity/digital assets fund [more]

  Bailey McCann, Opalesque New York for New Managers: A new fund is coming to market that offers a hybrid structure giving investors access to private equity and digital tokens. SAVA Investment Management has lau

• 30. Oct. | Opalesque TV: An idea on how to access plenty of investment ideas [more]

  B. G., Opalesque Geneva for New Managers: There are many investment platforms around. Here we have one that was created by a seasoned professional who wanted to shift away from the traditional fund management model,

• 29. Oct. | JP Morgan Asset Management beats target, closes special situations fund on $1bn+ [more]

  Bailey McCann, Opalesque New York: J.P. Morgan Asset Management, the investing arm of J.P. Morgan has closed its debut special situations fund on $1.06 billion. The Lynstone Special Situations Fund beat its $750 million target. Lynstone is part of its alternative investments platform. J.P. Mo

• 28. Oct. | Opalesque Roundup: Hedge funds steadily lost investors for 1.5 years but institutions say they'll come back: hedge fund news, week 40 [more]

  In the week ending October 25th 2019, Jeffrey Vinik, the billionaire investor who relaunched his hedge fund earlier this year, said he is closing his stock-picking hedge fund less than eight months after he started it, the latest sign of challenges facing the hedge-fund industry. This news come

• 25. Oct. | Opalesque Exclusive: Swedish currency fund Century Analytics AB launches with a focus on machine learning [more]

  Bailey McCann, Opalesque New York for New Managers: 2019 has been a rough year for hedge funds. Everything from market volatility to geopolitical headwinds is making it hard for managers to outperform. A new fund -

• 23. Oct. | Opalesque TV: On changing the world through corporate venture capital [more]

  B. G., Opalesque Geneva: Venture capitalist Eric Munson is a true believer in the good of technology and innovation. He also feels optimistic about the role of corporate venture capital and secondary markets in the financial world. Born and bred in what became Silicon Valley during his lifet

• 21. Oct. | Opalesque Exclusive: Dutch ESG hedge fund returns 18% in first seven months [more]

  B. G., Opalesque Geneva: The Altaica Sustainable Equity Long Short (SELS) Fund is an up and coming ESG hedge fund; since its launch in March, it has returned 18.2% through an astute selection of stocks that have high ESG ratings, the use of factor modeling, risk hedging and leveraging. 10

• 21. Oct. | Opalesque Roundup: Hong Kong hedge funds lose assets while 'crazy rich' turn to Singapore: hedge fund news, week 39 [more]

  In the week ending October 18th 2019, a report said that Hong Kong's hedge fund industry saw its biggest quarterly outflow since the global recession a decade ago, a shift that may deepen concern about investor sentiment in the protest-wracked financial hub. Hong Kong hedge funds' US$1 b

• 18. Oct. | Opalesque Exclusive: Institutional investors are growing concerned about a slowdown in 2020 [more]

  Bailey McCann, Opalesque New York: Institutional investors are beginning to show signs of worry about the economy heading into 2020, according to a new survey from placement agent Eaton Partners. The quarterly "Eaton Partners LP Pulse Survey" questioned more than 60 leading LPs, many of whom expr

More Other Voices

• 16. Oct. 2019 | Other Voices: UK conduct regulator finalizes rules for funds investing in illiquid assets [more]

  By: Shearman & Sterling LLP The U.K. Financial Conduct Authority has finalized new rules governing certain types of open-ended funds that invest in inherently illiquid assets. The rules include: A new category of "funds investing in inherently illiquid assets" that are subject to ad

• 30. Sep. 2019 | Other voices: Hedge fund speed dating: efficient, effective but only if approached correctly. [more]

  By: Andrew Saunders, President, Castle Hill Capital Partners Finding the right investor for your alternative investment strategy is a challenge. Due to a combination of innovation and efficiency the speed dating format has taken hold as the preferred format for capital introduction events. The f

• 26. Sep. 2019 | Other Voices: OCIE issues risk alert on trading compliance issues [more]

  By: Jonathan Levy, Ballard Spahr The Securities and Exchange Commission's Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations (OCIE) issued a risk alert earlier this month from its national examination program warning investment advisers of the most common compliance deficiencies that OCIE found r

• 19. Sep. 2019 | Other Voices: What you need to know about ILPA Principles 3.0 [more]

  By: Jonathan McCullough, James McClary and Elizabeth Dylke, Bennet Jones The Institutional Limited Partners Association (ILPA) recently released the latest version of its principles, ILPA Principles 3.0. The updated principles provide a detailed selection of best practices for participants in th

• 05. Sep. 2019 | Other voices: Global negative interest rates, what can go wrong and how can hedge funds help? [more]

  By: Donald A. Steinbrugge, CFA - Founder and CEO, Agecroft Partners Globally coordinated monetary stimulus prevented a potential economic meltdown in 2008 and helped create a quick rebound in the capital markets. We have since seen the longest economic expansion on record. Unfortunately, the e

• 05. Sep. 2019 | Other voices: DBRS: No-deal Brexit increases risk of breakup of the UK [more]

  By: Sovereigns DBRS considers that diverging views on Brexit among citizens in the UK could inadvertently lead to the breakup of the Union. DBRS reviews the implications of no-deal scenarios and their potential impact on the unity of the United Kingdom. At one extreme is a "severe" hard B

• 28. Aug. 2019 | Other Voices: International compliance - a new era for SMCR [more]

  Andrew Shrimpton, Executive Chairman of Compliance Consulting With great power comes great responsibility. Yes, but in the era of SMCR, heads of compliance have found out that even a medium amount of power now comes with an almost unpalatable amount of personal accountability - and legal jeop

• 21. Aug. 2019 | Other Voices: Form SHL comes for hedge fund managers [more]

  By: Catherine Anderson, Brian Prewitt, Foley Hoag LLP Investment advisers, hedge and private fund managers and U.S.-resident entities should review whether they have any filing obligations under Treasury International Capital Benchmark Form SHL. Form SHL is a five-year benchmark filing requirem

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GOLD FUTURES (Dec. - @GC) – Weekly

Currently: Cash Looking to: Buy near 1,414

As of 11/8/19 close: 1,459.80

LAST WEEK: We suggested buying gold at 1503.25 with stops honored on a daily close below 1498.55 and
with a target of 1567.50.

UPDATE: Stops should have been honored on any longs initiated last week near 1,503.25. The strong US Dollar and the clear move of money out of safety and
into risk assets has brought a ton of pressure onto gold.

The weekly chart shown here tells us gold can drop to 1,411.50 – 1,428.80.
We would buy gold at 1,414 ideally with stops on a weekly close < 1,411 and with a target of 1,630.