While the broader market barely noticed, and in fact the S&P was up 1% on the week, quant funds and style-trading hedge funds suffered one of their worst weeks in history as every single popular trade suddenly collapsed, while all the unpopular, formerly money-losing trades ripped in traders' faces as a 6-sigma rotation into Value from Momentum/Low Vol that began at the end of August accelerated this week. For those who missed it, since Monday, "Momentum" sold off more than 10% while much-maligned "Value" trades ripped 7% higher, as the most crowded trades imploded, precisely the event we warned about just a few weeks ago in "Crowding Is Now One Of The Biggest Market Risks".
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