Today's Exclusives

• Opalesque Exclusive: Auspice Capital soars on the commodities rally [more]

  Bailey McCann, Opalesque New York: Canadian commodities shop Auspice Capital is riding the recovery in commodities to new highs. Auspice is now up 15% across its trading programs year to date through the end of April, according to a performance update for investors reviewed by Opalesque. Aus

• CAPZA raises $849m for CAPZA 5 Flex Equity Fund [more]

  Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: French private investment firm Capza has held a final close for its CAPZA 5 Flex Equity Fund on €700m ($849m), exceeding its €500m target. This number doubles the size of the firms' previous fund at €350 million. According to a press release from the Paris-based sma

• VC investors in Apac shift focus to low-value deals [more]

  Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: The COVID-19 pandemic has forced venture capital (VC) investors in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region to shift their focus to low-value deals during the first quarter (Q1) of 2021, said a study. According to a report by GlobalData, out of the total 1,105 deals (with di

Today's Other Voices

• Other Voices: Five key points on capital raising for hedge funds [more]

  By: Roy Engel, Barnea Jaffa Lande&Co. The cornerstone of a successful hedge fund is a successful investment strategy. That is self-evident. However, if the managers of the potential hedge fund are not successful in raising capital, this potential will never be tested or realized. We list below

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  In the week ending May 7th 2021, a new report continued that AQR Capital Management, Bridgewater Associates, Renaissance Technologies, Lighthouse In

• 04. May. | Opalesque Exclusive: Market neutral manager gains on defying the norms [more]

  B. G., Opalesque Geneva: The ICON-MoSAIQ-Carmika Market Neutral Strategy was up 9.3% (net) in Q1-2021 after returning 41% in 2020. The manager, Icon Asset Management, attributes the returns to its dynamic and permanent hedge, a behavioural finance bedrock, statistical modelling and artificial in

• 03. May. | Opalesque Exclusive: The stock's future counts more than its value for this European equities manager [more]

  B. G., Opalesque Geneva: London-based Derby Street Managers buys a selection of undervalued European and UK equities based on the capacity and quality of the business rather than the traditional relative value or low P/E and price-to-book ratios. Their selection style has paid off handsomely.

• 03. May. | Opalesque Exclusive: M&A remains robust despite the pandemic [more]

  Bailey McCann, Opalesque New York: New research from quantitative investment firm Versor Investments suggests that merger and acquisition activity continued in 2020 despite the pandemic and investors are likely to see more transaction volume this year. The new paper, which looks at merger a

• 03. May. | Opalesque Roundup: Total hedge fund business AUM hits $3.417tn in Q1 2021: hedge fund news, week 17 [more]

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• 29. Apr. | Opalesque Exclusive: Quantumrock: where AI pays [more]

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• 28. Apr. | Opalesque Exclusive: US equities rally but volatility may catch investors off guard [more]

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• 27. Apr. | ILPA focuses on diversity and inclusion with new effort [more]

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• 21. Apr. | Opalesque Exclusive: U.S. long/short hedge fund bets on return of value stocks [more]

  B. G., Opalesque Geneva: From the March downturn through the end of 2020, growth stocks delivered a 1.5x greater return than their value counterparts. In 2021, the tables have turned: value stocks are pulling away to lead the market while the growth sector is nearly flat YTD,

• 19. Apr. | Opalesque Roundup: How larger funds of hedge funds made a come back in 2020: hedge fund news, week 15 [more]

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• 16. Apr. | Opalesque Exclusive: Hedge fund of funds rebounded in the pandemic, build on positive momentum in Q1 [more]

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• 12. Apr. | Opalesque Roundup: Hedge funds advanced in March for sixth consecutive month despite equity market volatility: hedge fund news, week 14 [more]

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NASDAQ 100 FUT. – (@NQ) – Daily

Curr: Long Looking to: Sell 13,810 / short 13,971.50

As of 3/21/21 @ 7:58pm EST: 12,858.25

LAST WEEK: We suggested buying at 12,664 with an upside target for taking profits at 13,810. We suggested shorting at 14,100 with a covering target of 12,466.

UPDATE: NQ futures had a very difficult session on Thursday but remain poised to move higher – potentially leading the rest of the market short-term. This could be a perfect example of a “catch-up” trade.
We would buy starting at 12,681.75 with a profit-taking target of 13,829. We would not short until 13,890 with stops on a close above 14,100 and with a covering target of 12,466.