Model Portfolio: Island in the Stream

By Greg Bordelon Published on October 6, 2024 at 6:00 PM

Summary Electricity bests oil and gas PM therapy and war stories Israel & Iran event paths: probability x magnitude Taylor Swift skeletons and year-end risk allocation Performance The model portfolio gained 82 basis points on gross market value (GMV) last week, bringing year to date performance to +12.8% on GMV. We made no changes to positions during the week, riding the ongoing strength in the power thematic, which overcame losses in our oil and gas …

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Model Portfolio Update: 9/29/24

By Greg Bordelon Published on September 29, 2024 at 7:00 PM

Because the market fortunately cared more about bearish OPEC news than it did (ostensibly) bullish China news, the model portfolio delivered positive performance last week up 38 basis points on gross market value (GMV). Year to date, the model portfolio is up 12.3%. Source: Bloomberg, Sankey Research Regards, Greg Bordelon

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Model Portfolio: Pain Songs and Train Songs

By Greg Bordelon Published on September 29, 2024 at 6:02 PM

SUMMARY Good China vs bad OPEC Natural gas rabbit holes Considering coal Barnett, AI hyperbole, and refining weathervane PERFORMANCE Because the market fortunately cared more about bearish OPEC news than it did (ostensibly) bullish China news, the model portfolio delivered positive performance last week up 38 basis points on gross market value (GMV). Year to date, the model portfolio is up 12.3%. Source: Bloomberg, Sankey Research Performance whipsawed last week, starting on Monday with follow …

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