2015-11-21

Credit Carnage in USA

Here's an actively managed credit fund, Third Avenue Focused Credit (TFCVX). "An opportunistic, bottom-up investment strategy that selects high yield stressed and distressed credits up and down the capital structure." It has been a good performer in the past and is well managed, but it is subject to the whims of the credit markets. It has been serving well as a leading indicator for high yield credit and it is pointing south again. Trouble is brewing.

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  1. Deep puts on HYG and JNK are pretty cheap, but the market is filled with HFT spoofers and its very illiquid - gotta screw around for awhile before you can make a transaction.

    - Luke

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    1. Tim Knight over at Slope of Hope has a short on JNK. If I'm not mistaken, it's he's most confident in that position and has been holding it at least since summer. He's a pure chartist.

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