Several commodity trading advisors posted strong results in January that more than doubled the S&P 500.
The large monthly gains are especially impressive given that the computer-driven strategy, also known as managed futures, historically has almost no correlation to the stock market. But if equities continue to either sell off or maintain their early-2025 volatility, it could wind up being a very strong year for these funds, many of which deploy trend-following strategies.
One fund picked up where it left off last year: the Mulvaney Global Markets Fund.