January 2026 delivered what trend followers had been patiently waiting for. After a 2025 defined by selective conditions and modest gains, the new year opened with all three major trend-following benchmarks posting returns exceeding four percent, the TTU Trend Barometer...
“Energy Surges and Metals Extend as Bonds Reverse and the Barometer Stabilises“ Trend Following Weekly Report Energy roaring. Metals extending. Bonds pausing. The rotation accelerates. The third week of February delivered a powerful shift back toward cyclical assets. Energy reclaimed...
Introduction Systematic trend following performance in January 2026 exceeded expectations as the benchmark surged +4.16 percent. A new year announces itself not with whispers but with conviction. January 2026 opened with authority as the momentum established in December carried forward...
“Bonds Rise and Grains Hold as Equities Falter and Risk Sentiment Shifts” Trend Following Weekly Report Risk off. Bonds rising. Equities faltering. The trend environment breaks lower. The second week of February delivered a clear shift in market character. Defensive...
“Metals Bounce and Grains Surge as Energy Gives Back Gains” Trend Following Weekly Report Metals recovering. Grains surging. Energy reversing. The rotation continues. The first week of February delivered a mirror image of January’s final act. Last week’s winners became...
“A new year announces itself not with whispers but with conviction. When structure emerges this clearly, the task is simply to remain present.” About the ATS Classic Trend Benchmarking Portfolio The ATS Classic Trend Portfolio is a purpose-built benchmarking...
Metals crushed. Energy dominant. Trend environment surging. The fifth week of January delivered violent sector rotation and, paradoxically, the strongest trend conditions of the year. Precious metals collapsed in stunning fashion. Platinum plunged 22 percent. Silver crashed 22 percent. Palladium...
