BarclayHedge’s CTA Index numbers for April are in, with managed futures posting gains of 2.40% as an asset class.

BarclayHedge’s numbers tend to be a little higher if positive and lower if negative than our first of month estimates (on average), and this month was no exception. The overall performance got a boost from Diversified and Systematic traders, who benefited from rising commodity prices across the board- the inverse of what we saw in April. Look for these numbers to be flipped again in May, as the recent price corrections turn trends on their heads.