Trend Following:

A New Anomaly: The Cross-Sectional Profitability of Technical Analysis – (Han, Yang, Zhou)

How Trend Following at its core is quite simple – (Top Traders Unplugged)

Predicting market direction is silly – (Michael Melissions)

Performance:

CTAs push on higher in October with more positive returns, says Newedge – (Hedgeweek)

Despite Volatile October, North American Hedge Funds Up 5.2% YTD – (Valuewalk)

Autumn volatility puts managed futures top in class – (Financial News)

Positive returns drive ‘resurgent’ investor interest in managed futures – (CTA Intelligence)

Attain Funds October Performance – (Attain’s Alternatives Blog)

Commodities:

Corn multi-year lows and lower USDA forecast should feed bulls this winter and spring – (Almanac Trader)

Commodity Curves Bury Passive Investors – (Wall Street Journal)

Barron’s talks the sell off in Commodities without a single mention of long/short strategies (CTAs) – (Barrons)

CME Group reports a record open interest for NYMEX Brent Futures – (Metal)

Social Media:

The term “Managed Futures” seems to put investors off … is there a better term for our industry?

— David Stendahl™ (@David_Stendahl) November 11, 2014