CTAs Slash Three-Quarters of Equity Exposure as Middle East Tensions Surge, UBS Says
Commodity trading advisers (CTAs) have reduced global equity exposure by about 75% since the onset of the Middle East conflict, bringing their positions close to neutral, UBS strategist Nicolas Le Roux says. The bank's modelling indicates the pace of further selling should slow, particularly in U.S. large caps, even as CTAs have room to sell more. …