Tracking CTAs since 1994
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Tracking CTAs since 1994
Principal(s): Nick Edney
Strategy: Systematic / Short Term / Diversified
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The strategy takes advantage of short-term trends in the futures markets using a rules-based approach to identify and manage trades. Strict risk management, which includes cutting losing trades quickly, and sticking with winning trades. Active in the equity, rates, currency and commodity sectors. Average holding period 24 days (41 days for winners, 16 days for losers).
Strict risk management using stop loss orders and maximum risk per trade
Prior to Hawk Cross Trading, Nick was a professional investor for 17 years as a proprietary trader and analyst/portfolio manager at various banks and hedge funds in New York and San Francisco. Nick's success was primarily attributable to a strong focus on risk management and the discipline to follow his investment strategy. He has an MBA from the NYU Stern School of Business.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | ROR | Max DD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2.34% | 5.31% | 0.51% | 8.72% | -7.44% | -4.08% | 4.56% | -11.22% | ||||||
| 2023 | 2.21% | -0.01% | 1.79% | 1.83% | -5.75% | -4.50% | -3.18% | -7.46% | 3.30% | -3.74% | -1.32% | 0.33% | -15.9% | -20.87% |
| 2022 | 5.50% | 2.04% | 5.13% | 6.56% | 1.17% | 3.36% | -1.27% | -5.05% | 17.15% | -9.48% | -5.97% | -3.87% | 13.32% | -18.18% |
| 2021 | 0.66% | -4.78% | -4.15% | -4.78% | ||||||||||
| Years | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 YTD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROR | -4.15% | 13.32% | -15.90% | 4.56% |
| Max DD | -4.78% | -18.18% | -20.87% | -11.22% |
PAST PERFORMANCE DOES NOT GUARANTEE FUTURE SUCCESS. IN SOME CASES MANAGED ACCOUNTS ARE CHARGED SUBSTANTIAL COMMISSIONS AND ADVISORY FEES. THOSE ACCOUNTS SUBJECT TO THESE CHARGES, MAY NEED TO MAKE SUBSTANTIAL TRADING PROFITS JUST TO AVOID DEPLETION OF THEIR ASSETS. EACH COMMODITY TRADING ADVISOR ("CTA") IS REQUIRED BY THE COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION ("CFTC") TO ISSUE TO PROSPECTIVE CLIENTS A RISK DISCLOSURE DOCUMENT OUTLINING THESE FEES, CONFLICTS OF INTEREST AND OTHER ASSOCIATED RISKS. A HARD COPY OF THESE RISK DISCLOSURE DOCUMENTS ARE READILY AVAILABLE BY CLICKING ON EACH CTA'S "REQUEST DISCLOSURE DOCUMENT" BUTTON.
THE FULL RISK OF COMMODITY FUTURES, OPTIONS AND FOREX TRADING CAN NOT BE ADDRESSED IN THIS RISK DISCLOSURE STATEMENT. NO CONSIDERATION TO INVEST SHOULD BE MADE WITHOUT THOROUGHLY READING THE DISCLOSURE DOCUMENT OF EACH OF THE CTAS IN WHICH YOU MAY HAVE AN INTEREST. REQUESTING A DISCLOSURE DOCUMENT PLACES YOU UNDER NO OBLIGATION AND EACH DOCUMENT IS PROVIDED AT NO COST. THE CFTC HAS NOT PASSED UPON THE MERITS OF PARTICIPATING IN ANY OF THE FOLLOWING PROGRAMS NOR ON THE ADEQUACY OR ACCURACY OF THE DISCLOSURE DOCUMENTS. OTHER DISCLOSURE STATEMENTS ARE REQUIRED TO BE PROVIDED TO YOU BEFORE AN ACCOUNT MAY BE OPENED FOR YOU.
PAST PERFORMANCE IS NOT NECESSARILY INDICATIVE OF FUTURE RESULTS. PROSPECTIVE CLIENTS SHOULD NOT BASE THEIR DECISION ON INVESTING IN THIS TRADING PROGRAM SOLELY ON THE PAST PERFORMANCE PRESENTED. ADDITIONALLY, IN MAKING AN INVESTMENT DECISION, PROSPECTIVE CLIENTS MUST ALSO RELY ON THEIR OWN EXAMINATION OF THE PERSON OR ENTITY MAKING THE TRADING DECISIONS AND THE TERMS OF THE ADVISORY AGREEMENT INCLUDING THE MERITS AND RISKS INVOLVED.
AUTUMN GOLD CTA INDEXES ARE NON-INVESTABLE INDEXES COMPRISED OF THE CLIENT PERFORMANCE OF CTA PROGRAMS INCLUDED IN THE AUTUMN GOLD DATABASE AND DO NOT REPRESENT THE COMPLETE UNIVERSE OF CTAS. INVESTORS SHOULD NOTE THAT IT IS NOT POSSIBLE TO INVEST IN THESE INDEXES.
