Model Portfolio: Even On A Good Day

By Greg Bordelon Published on September 8, 2024 at 6:00 PM

Summary Good performance in a brief week, thanks to our gas stations OPEC painting itself into a corner Big insiders: one buying unexpectedly, and one unexpectedly not buying More on natural gas Let it ride – no changes to portfolio Watch next week: weather, bounces, reversions, and cowbells Performance In the holiday-shortened week with no changes to the book, the portfolio was up 25 bps on gross market value (GMV). Year to date, the model …

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Model Portfolio Update: 9/1/24

By Greg Bordelon Published on September 1, 2024 at 7:00 PM

The model portfolio was up 33 bps on gross market value (GMV) for the week ended 8/30/24.  Year to date, the portfolio is +931 basis points on GMV.  An uneventful Monday was followed by strong P&L performance Tuesday as the sector traded down.  A short squeeze Wednesday and Thursday brought the book back to flat on the week, with a big P&L bounce on Friday’s sector selloff taking the book up on the week. Source: …

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Model Portfolio: Turnover

By Greg Bordelon Published on September 1, 2024 at 6:00 PM

Summary Good P&L in wild week Oversupply – trading bearishness Least bad longs Respect P&L mean reversion Refreshing the book – multiple position changes going into the home stretch Performance The model portfolio was up 33 bps on gross market value (GMV) for the week ended 8/30/24. Year to date, the portfolio is +931 basis points on GMV. An uneventful Monday was followed by strong P&L performance Tuesday as the sector traded down. A short …

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