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CQA – CTA Challenge Insights September 2021
CQA - CTA Challenge Insights September 2021 U.S. equities sold off in September, recording the worst month since the height of the pandemic fears in March of 2020. Fears of inflation along with central banks indicating policy will not…
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Coquest 40 Index September 2021 Update
The Coquest 40 Index finished September up +0.50%%, bringing YTD performance to +6.73%. U.S. equities sold off in September, recording the worst month since the height of the pandemic fears in March 2020. Fears of inflation along with central banks…
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Buttonwood September 2021 Update
Coquest 40 Index August 2021 Update
The Coquest 40 Index finished August up +0.02%%, bringing YTD performance to +6.20%. Major geopolitical events, the Delta variant, and the devastation caused by Hurricane Ida dominated headlines in August. Despite all this, European and U.S. equities continued their grind…
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Buttonwood August 2021 Update
Coquest 40 Index July 2021 Update
The Coquest 40 Index finished July up, +0.44%, bringing YTD performance to +6.18%. The Delta variant was the major concern for market participants in July as infections increased across the globe. The reflation again took a hit as investors moved…
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Buttonwood July 2021 Update
Coquest 40 Index June 2021 Update
The Coquest 40 Index finished June down, -0.38%, bringing YTD performance to +5.71%. In June, existing trends in the U.S. dollar, fixed income, and broad-based commodities reversed, causing losses for many strategy types. Risk assets finished higher, and yields crept…
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Buttonwood June 2021 Update
Coquest 40 Index May 2021 Update
The Coquest 40 Index finished May up +1.46%, bringing YTD performance to +6.11%. May saw equity markets finish slightly higher despite CPI numbers rising at their fastest pace in over 12 years. Broad commodity markets fared well, while continued dovish…
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Buttonwood May 2021 Update
Coquest 40 Index April 2021 Update
The Coquest 40 Index finished April up +1.76%, bringing YTD performance to +4.59%. The global economic recovery continued to accelerate in April as equity and commodity markets trended higher off the back of accommodative monetary and fiscal policies and increased…
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Buttonwood April 2021 Update
Coquest 40 Index March 2021 Update
The Coquest 40 Index finished March up +1.34%, bringing YTD performance to +2.78%. Risk assets finished higher in March due in part to increasing vaccine distribution and expectations around the Biden administration’s trillion-dollar infrastructure plan. Trend following constituents make up…
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Buttonwood March 2021 Update
Coquest 40 Index February 2021 Update
The Coquest 40 Index finished February up +2.35% bringing YTD performance to +1.42%. Inflation risk, economic reopening, and vaccine distribution dominated headlines in February as the yield curve steepened and reached levels not seen in years. Risk assets were able…
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Buttonwood February 2021 Update
Coquest 40 Index January 2021 Update
The Coquest 40 Index finished January down 0.91%. Risk assets continued to rally during the first half of the month, but optimism around the Biden stimulus package and COVID-19 vaccine distribution began to fade towards the end of January causing…
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Buttonwood January 2021 Update
Coquest 40 Index – Dec. 2020 Update
The Coquest 40 Index ended December up, 3.77% and finished the year up, 0.97%. Risk assets rallied, bolstered by increased stimulus in the U.S. and deployment of the COVID-19 vaccine. The weakening U.S. dollar trend continued to persist, which also…
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Buttonwood December 2020 Update
Coquest 40 Index November 2020 Update
The Coquest 40 Index finished November up 0.88%, bringing YTD performance to -2.69%. Global equity markets posted strong gains during the month, as positive COVID-19 vaccine news pushed the S&P 500 to fresh all-time highs. Trend following constituents make up…
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Buttonwood November 2020 Update
Buttonwood October 2020 Update
Coquest 40 Index October 2020 Update
The Coquest 40 Index finished October down -0.32%, on a weighted average basis as U.S. equities reversed at the end of the month due to increases in COVID-19 cases, contested U.S. election concerns and failed stimulus. Trend following constituents make…
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