Factor Olympics Q1 2022

Factor Olympics Q1 2022  And the winner is… April 2022. Reading Time: 10 Minutes. Author: Nicolas Rabener. SUMMARY Factor volatility was low despite the significant geopolitical and economic turmoil in Q1 2022 Value is the clear winner with double-digit gains...

Risk-Managed Equity Exposure II

Risk-Managed Equity Exposure II One ETF to rule them all? March 2022. Reading Time: 10 Minutes. Author: Nicolas Rabener. SUMMARYRelying on single entry and exit signals for trading introduces model riskHowever, simple tactical asset allocation strategies are...

Risk-Managed Equity Exposure

Risk-Managed Equity Exposure Can we de-risk market downturns? February 2022. Reading Time: 10 Minutes. Author: Nicolas Rabener. SUMMARY Risk management overlays tend to reduce stock market returns However, they also can reduce drawdowns and increase Sharpe ratios...

Commodities vs Commodity ETFs

Commodities vs Commodity ETFs Good or bad proxies? March 2022. Reading Time: 10 Minutes. Author: Nicolas Rabener. SUMMARYThe average correlation between oil and oil ETFs was only 0.8Gold ETFs provide better exposure to gold than oil ETFs to oilGold mining stocks are...

Momentum in Emerging Markets

Momentum in Emerging Markets  Reality < Theory February 2022. Reading Time: 10 Minutes. Author: Nicolas Rabener. SUMMARY Long-short momentum investing highlights attractive performance in Asia and emerging markets However, realized excess returns are significantly...