Short DAX at 7740

Discussion in 'Index Futures' started by ASusilovic, May 23, 2007.

  1. ZEW Jan. German sentiment index rises to -31 from -45.2 Dec.
     
    #2741     Jan 20, 2009
  2. Seems, London desks do like again the ES GLOBEX session. So easy to float the market with 2000 lot sell orders and hoping to hit some stops...
     
    #2742     Jan 20, 2009
  3. would you say there are any specific companies that tend to operate quite largely specifically in the dax and ES
     
    #2743     Jan 20, 2009
  4. Distressed debt and managed futures continue to be the expected winners when assets finally come back to hedge funds Be the first to comment »
    From Kirsten Bischoff, Opalesque New York: As the Darwinian effect of the financial crisis takes hold, managers who have successfully generated alpha are expected to eventually reap the benefits of a smaller pool of competition. However, expectations are for assets returning to hedge funds to be in such strategies as distressed debt, direct lending, and managed futures, anticipates CP Eaton Partners.

    Investors will continue to migrate away from hedge fund strategies using high levels of leverage and significant market beta as principal drivers of returns, the firm said in a statement.

    These expectations are similar to what Pershing Square's William Ackman told the audience at Schulte Roth & Zabel's 18th annual Private Investment Funds Seminar. Ackman, being interviewed by Paul Roth shared his expectations that investors would favor more clear and understandable strategies going forward.

    "We have seen more interest in launching distressed debt, managed futures and commodity funds, and not surprisingly, litigation funds....Full article: http://www.opalesque.com/49500/Distressed_debt_and_managed_futures_continue.html
     
    #2744     Jan 20, 2009
  5. good morning, what do you see for the DAX today?
     
    #2745     Jan 21, 2009
  6. Take care of 809 ( support / resistance ) in ES. Our good old London friends like to play the same game like yesterday. Flush the market with some ES sell orders and hit the stops. Same procedure as last year, mam !

    Especially look for Simple Moving Averages to be broken...811.00...if so be bullish for FDXA...if not...same procedure as last year, mam !
     
    #2746     Jan 21, 2009
  7. Long 4208.00...
     
    #2747     Jan 21, 2009
  8. and trailing stop hit...within 1 minute...but any way 2 point gain...:)
     
    #2748     Jan 21, 2009
  9. By the way : we might see 828.75 in ES today...
     
    #2749     Jan 21, 2009
  10. thx, I keep an eye on US futures, they have a tendency to drift lower during the morning and then the Dax tends to become significantly weak.
     
    #2750     Jan 21, 2009