What Is Global Macro Strategy Investing?
The Rise of Macro Strategies? Investors turn to Global macro strategies when they expect significant volatility and experience S&P 500 peak-to-trough drawdowns. Drawdows and volatility may occur from economic and political uncertainty. Savvy investors may want to hedge against potential loss by employing Global macro strategies in their portfolios. The Man Institute points out that macro strategies usually do well in uncertain times and prove to deliver robust returns when implemented properly. We’ve seen macro strategies play well in the dot com crash and in the more recent housing and credit crisis. Sophisticated macro strategies may provide outsized returns and…