We investigate whether proxies for mood play a role in the pricing of gold, silver, platinum and palladium. Using several mood proxies derived from weather and biorhythms factors, our tests suggest some individually significant relationships, but with very low overall explanatory power. We...

We examine the effectiveness of applying a trend following methodology to global asset allocation between equities, bonds, commodities and real estate. The application of trend following offers a substantial improvement in risk-adjusted performance compared to traditional buy-and-hold...

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