Hedge Funds Rush for Exit as ‘Volatility of Everything’ Surges
- Fast-money funds shift stance amid spike in cross-asset swings
- War in Ukraine, commodity surge, Fed tightening muddy outlook
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As searing cross-asset turbulence threatens to end an epic bull run in equities, fast-money asset managers are reducing risk and getting out.
“De-risking” is the buzzword du jour on Wall Street, where hedge funds and their ilk are cutting positions, selling stocks and covering shorts. So-called degrossing activity in U.S. single stocks has climbed to the highest in a year, according to prime-broker data from Goldman Sachs Group Inc.