Crypto Index Fund: Why You Should Not Invest in It
During the past 2 years many crypto index funds emerged as a result of the increased interest in the crypto market. These products offer to their investors a basket of cryptocurrencies under the promise of higher risk-adjusted returns due to portfolio diversification. In this research article we show how this is actually far from the […]
Crypto
Crypto Market Cap Evolution and Comparison to Traditional Asset Classes
Executive Summary This article analyzes the cryptocurrency market capitalization for the top 20 cryptocurrencies. In particular, it shows the composition of market cap by cryptocurrency, how it evolved over time, and how it compares to traditional asset classes like stocks and bonds. The research finds the following: Growth in crypto market cap: cryptocurrencies have experienced […]
Crypto
Machine Learning in Finance: Why You Should Not Use LSTM’s to Predict the Stock Market
Executive Summary Recently there has been much development and interest in machine learning, with the most promising results in speech and image recognition. This research paper analyzes the performance of a deep learning method, long short-term memory neural networks (LSTM’s), applied to the US stock market as represented by the S&P 500. The paper shows […]
Machine Learning
Analysis of a Systematic Global Macro Investment Strategy
Executive Summary This research article analyzes the performance of a systematic global macro investment strategy investing in multiple in publicly traded securities across the world. The strategy invests in all asset classes, including Equity, Fixed Income, Commodity, Currencies, and Volatility. The strategy performance is compared to a traditional equity portfolio, represented by the S&P 500, […]
Equity
Analysis of a Systematic Long-Short Crypto Investment Strategy
Executive Summary This research paper analyses the performance of a systematic long/short investment strategy applied to a basket of top 14 cryptocurrencies by traded volume. In particular, it shows the superior performance of this strategy on both risk and returns compared to a passive buy-and-hold investment in Bitcoin or a crypto basket, which in contrast […]
Crypto