Articles written by Peter Davies - Jigsaw Trading - Benzinga

Are Quant Funds In Deep Water?

Quant funds have always had an allure when it comes to trading and investing because computers appear to take out the fallible human element. However, these funds are based on the presumption that a pattern will recur. When that does not happen, problems arise. This is due to a number of factors across a diverse range of quantitative trade types.

The Pitfalls Of Day Trading For Income

Equity markets have been on a one-way winning streak for over a decade. It is easy to compare today’s conditions with those leading up to the dot-com crash of 2001. During that time, every tech stock was a “buy.” This created certain conditions that made trading appear “easy.” After all, what do you have to do but click buy in a one-way market?