WEST PALM BEACH, FL (www.hedgeco.net) – Van Hedge Fund Advisors International, LLC (“VAN”) has released its September market sentiment indicators for U.S. equities, the U.S. Dollar and the U.S. Treasury 10-year Note. The VAN Macro Sentiment Indicators are “based on the outlook of hedge fund managers employing a macro view and who manage, in aggregate, in excess of $30 billion in assets. The purpose of the indicators is to reveal how these managers believe the S&P 500, the U.S. Dollar and the U.S. Treasury 10-year Note will perform over the current month.”

According to VAN, “The Managers have reversed their stance on the S&P 500 for September, as 60% expect the index to close the month lower. In regards to the U.S. Dollar, their bullish outlook remains with 55% anticipating the Dollar will advance.”

The managers also retain their positive view on the U.S. Treasury 10-year Note, as 55% expect the August rally in the 10-year to continue into September. Details of the released report shows that in September, only 15 percent of the managers hold positive views of US Equities, compared to 50 percent holding such views in August.

While 60 percent of those managers now hold bearish views of the US Equities for September; 25 percent of them still hold neutral vies on the asset class. For the US dollar, 55 percent of the managers hold bullish views of the market, while 15 percent are neutral, and 30 percent of the managers are bearish of the asset class. For the US Treasury, 55 percent of the managers are bullish and 30 percent are bearish. VAN Hedge Fund Advisors constructs its hedge fund portfolios for wealthy investors and international institutions. The firm began constructing such index in early 1990s.

Paul Oranika
Contributing Writer

HedgeCo.Net
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