Sorting through the plethora of indexes creates a breakdown in the active-passive distinction, says one research firm.
Quant equity factors like momentum show no impact from turmoil.
SPY took a $8 billion hit on Tuesday.
Despite Wall Street’s worst fears, momentum-chasing quants probably aren’t behind this selloff.
The firm has called 10 of the last 14 winners against the spread.
U.S. credit is in party mode but short sellers are circling.
The most liquid stocks are rewarding investors. Is that a sign of too much speculation and frenzy?
Everywhere you look--stocks, bonds, commodities, currencies--past winners keep thriving.
U.S. corporate debt ETFs have bled a near-historic sum of assets over the past two weeks.
It exited junk bonds and is expecting lower-quality earnings in the U.S. led by lower operating margins.