AI Eating the (Software) World?

Nearly fifteen years ago, Marc Andreessen – the cofounder of Andreessen Horowitz and Netscape – wrote an op-ed in the Wall Street Journal on Why Software is Eating the World. He highlighted at that time valuation for many technology companies was only at par with the broader stock market despite having much higher profitability andContinueContinue reading “AI Eating the (Software) World?”

Twelve Questions on Top of Mind

It’s summertime and volatility in the financial market has been relatively muted compared to what we saw earlier this year. Indeed, summertime has historically been a period of relative quiet in the market before volatility started to pick up in September and October (Chart 1). For macro strategists, this is the perfect time to reflectContinueContinue reading “Twelve Questions on Top of Mind”

Quotes from Hedge Fund Market Wizard

Recently I finished reading a great book by Jack D. Schwager titled “Hedge Fund Market Wizard”. As a note to myself and traders interested to improve their system, here are some quotes that I found to be interesting.   Set stop loss level that would prove the hypothesis is wrong and then limit the positionContinueContinue reading “Quotes from Hedge Fund Market Wizard”

Putamen Capital: February 2019 Update

Our decision last month to portfolio equity allocation proved to be a correct one, despite our model suggesting a very defensive position. Emerging Markets and U.S. equity rallied on the backdrop of Fed dovishness and signs of reflation coming from China, the largest importer for many EM countries. We still believe that the growth slowdownContinueContinue reading “Putamen Capital: February 2019 Update”