As stocks and bonds fall, and oil hits $100, a futures trade that boomed in 2022 may again be a winner

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Managed future strategies are gaining renewed attention as investors look for new sources of returns from the market at a time when both stocks

and bonds

are under pressure as a result of the U.S.-Iran war and the risk of 1970s-style stagflation.

These strategies, which are typically run by commodity trading advisors, use systematic models to trade future contracts across different asset classes. Rather than focus on short-term market moves in traditional asset classes, they aim to capture broader trends that unfold over months. The ability to adapt to changing market conditions, and their performance back in 2022, has made managed futures funds increasingly relevant in 2026.