The document is a half-yearly report from Prosperity Global Asset Management that provides performance updates and analysis for their Redshift MJ-1 currency trading strategy. Some key points:
- For the first half of 2016, the Redshift strategy returned 7.68%, outperforming various market indices including the MSCI World Index which returned 1.02%.
- The manager expects more trading opportunities and improved performance in the second half of 2016 as Brexit uncertainty declines and speculators return to currency markets.
- The strategy focuses on exploiting short-term inefficiencies that arise from unexpected economic data releases using positions in major, cross, and exotic currency pairs.