Bin Hong Profile Picture Individual Investor

Bin Hong

Senior Vice President,Banking

  • Education University of Pittsburgh
  • Qualifications Ph.D. Applied Math

Long-Short Macro Trends

A long/short equity investment approach that follows the macro trend of the overall equity market. In an up cycle, the manager buys underpriced stocks with strong fundamentals. In a down cycle, the manager shorts overpriced stocks with poor fundamentals.
The manager uses a modified version of the VectorVest system to determine momentum in macro market trends, then selects individual stocks to buy long or short with the goal of outperforming the broader market. The manager does not use ETFs or leverage in this model and it has no cap size focus.
The manager’s proprietary model scans 8,000 stocks daily to find strong candidates based on relative strength, value and GPE.
Each long or short cycle, the manager holds an equally weighted dollar balance of ten positions, with exposure to more than five industries. There is no rebalancing per cycle. Each cycle typically runs two weeks to several months.
When the macro trend of the market turns as determined by the manager’s signals, current positions are sold.
None.

Risk score

5
Leverage: 1.07
17.8%

Best 30 days

-20.2%

Worst 30 days

Performance

  • -10.8%
    30 day
  • -26.9%
    90 day
  • -32.4%
    365 day
Monthly vs S&P500
bin hong - long short macro trends
-45.8% 12 months
  • $20,000 subscription min
  • Margin account required
  • 1% fee

Replicability

100.0%
  • Replicable

Top 5 Holdings View all

43.6%
23.1%
19.9%
19.7%
-25.3%

Model commentary

  1. Here's How I'm Preparing for Next Market Down Cycle

    13 March 2012

    My approach in the down cycle is to short stocks which have run up for a while with weak fundamentals and showing a reversal pattern.

  2. What Covestor managers are shorting: Biolase Technology (BLTI, CIGX, EEE) 29 March 2011

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Performance detail

  • Manager
  • S&P 500

Performance

Inception January 26, 2011
as of May 17, 2013 Manager S&P 500 Average Subscriber
Past 30 days -10.8% 7.4% -
Past 90 days -26.9% 9.7% -
Past 365 days -32.4% 27.8% -
Since Inception (Annualized) -15.4% 11.5% -
2013 (YTD) -40.3% 16.9% -
2012 16.6% 13.4% -

Risk Metrics

Last 365 days
as of May 17, 2013 Manager S&P 500
Best 30 days 16.0% 7.5%
Worst 30 days -20.2% -7.0%
Volatility 30.0% 12.8%
Sharpe Ratio - 1.08 2.17
Sortino Ratio - 1.43 3.14
Maximum Drawdown -48.1% -7.7%
Value-at-risk (95%, 1 week) -7.0% -3.0%
vs. S&P 500
Information Ratio -2.06
Alpha -51.8%
Beta 0.66
R-Squared 0.08
  • $20,000 subscription min
  • Margin account required
  • 1% fee

Latest transactions view all

Average trades per month 9.4
Executed Symbol Security Replicable Type Price
04/30/13 PAMT PARAMETRIC SOUND CORP Yes Buy to cover $18.10
04/30/13 VG VONAGE HOLDINGS CORP Yes Buy $3.06
04/30/13 RAD RITE AID CORP Yes Buy $2.65
04/30/13 GALE GALENA BIOPHARMA INC Yes Buy $2.90
04/30/13 IMUC IMMUNOCELLULAR THERAPEUTICS Yes Buy to cover $2.50
04/30/13 ACTS ACTIONS SEMICONDUCTOR CO-ADR Yes Buy $3.37
02/21/13 PAMT PARAMETRIC SOUND CORP Yes Sell short $10.08
02/21/13 PAMT PARAMETRIC SOUND CORP Yes Sell short $10.08


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9. Top Replicable Holdings: These securities are currently held in the model manager's brokerage account. Those marked as "Replicable Holdings" currently pass Covestor's trading rules, subject to individual client constraints. Eligibility for replication may change over time. Actual client subscription holdings may vary.

10. Latest Transactions: These transactions were executed in the model manager's brokerage account. Those marked as "Replicable" () passed Covestor's trading rules and were eligible for replication at the time of execution, subject to individual client constraints. Eligibility for replication may change over time. Actual client subscription trade activity may vary.

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