The past few weeks have had investors scratching their heads as we’ve seen rates surging in 2021. Long-term US treasury yields have risen over 50 bps since the end of 2020, with the majority of that rise happening in the past month alone. Coupled with the January retail crowding event and the recent market sell offs that have posed unusual challenges for the typically-soaring tech stocks,...

An Energy-First View of the World
February 21, 2021Before we kick off this week’s edition, we’d like to take a brief moment to send our thoughts and wishes to the millions of Texans, which include our customers and several members of Omega Point’s team, who are struggling with freezing temperatures, power outages and disrupted water service. This is a crisis of epic proportions, especially to those most vulnerable, and it is our hope that...

Illuminating the Dynamics of Technology, Media and Telecom
February 14, 2021In last week’s Factor Spotlight, we discussed the merits of using sector models as an additional lens for understanding risk in your portfolio. Broad market models are very helpful to establish a baseline for risk in the portfolio relative to the overall market; however, sector models can ‘tune’ the factors more accurately to the unique market behavior of each sector. This week, we’re going...

Adding A Sector Lens: Introducing the Wolfe Research Sector Models
February 07, 2021We are thrilled to announce that we have added several highly anticipated Risk Models from Wolfe Research to the Omega Point platform that will help enhance performance/risk analysis, portfolio construction, and precision basket hedging. The Wolfe Sector models now available include:
- Energy
- Consumers (Discretionary + Staples)
- Technology, Media, and Telecom (TMT)
- Healthcare
- Industrials &...

Are You Prepared for the Next Short Squeeze?
January 31, 2021This week’s tumultuous markets showed us the power of the crowd, even when the crowd is an untraditional one. Retail investor sentiment has caused pain in the short seller’s market before, but the past week saw market movement at unprecedented levels in recent times, as evidenced by the massive trading volumes on the NYSE and NASDAQ. Could the pain caused in institutional investor...

Identifying Crowded Names — Q1 2021 Earnings Season
January 24, 2021Before we jump into this week’s topic on Hedge Fund Crowding, we have some exciting news exclusive to our loyal readers of Factor Spotlight. If you would like to better understand the forces impacting your own portfolio through the lens of Hedge Fund Crowding or the many other Omega Point screening tools you read about here each week, now is your ideal opportunity. For a limited time, we...

Is there ESG Awareness in Alpha-Driven Stocks?
January 17, 2021With the inauguration of the 46th US president just days away, there has never been a riper time for the fruit of socially responsible investing. President-Elect Biden has promised to directly address the environmental, social, and governance issues that are bound to plague society if left with no focused intervention.

Alpha's DNA Through the Lens of Alternative Factors
January 10, 2021If there is one thing that 2020 has taught us, it is to expect the unexpected. The tragic events that unfolded at the Capitol building this past Wednesday were no exception, and our hearts go out to the families who lost their loved ones. We can only hope that the path ahead is now a little more stable.
In last week’s Factor Spotlight, we discussed the concept of an alpha-driven stock and...

Where's the Alpha? Characteristics of Alpha-Driven Stocks in 2020
January 04, 2021Happy New Year from the Omega Point family! While 2020 was a challenging year for many, we hope that the holidays provided a much needed reset to start 2021 off fresh.Sometimes the best way to start a new year is to reflect on behaviors and trends from the prior year. With this in mind, we are kicking off our inaugural article for this year by reviewing the qualities associated stocks whose...

2020 Holiday Wrappings
December 20, 2020We finally arrive at the 48th and penultimate issue of Factor Spotlight for what has been quite a surreal and calamitous 2020.All of us at Omega Point would like to wish you and your loved ones a very Happy Holiday season and a peaceful and prosperous New Year.
