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Currency alpha – the liquid uncorrelated alternative

Currency alpha – the liquid uncorrelated alternative

August 06, 2026 Currency
"We seek to provide consistent performance across diverse environments, while seeking a low correlation with equity and bond markets."

We see persistent sources of return in currency markets, derived from economically intuitive risk factors. These returns can be cross-referenced to historical economic data and have been largely uncorrelated with equity and bond markets.

At Insight our approach is to blend six uncorrelated drivers of currency returns, five quantitative: carry, momentum, value, volatility, and quality, alongside one macro fundamental driver. Each factor represents a distinct driver of currency returns and captures different economic risks and behavioural market effects. This approach seeks to deliver diversification through currencies, currency drivers, and our differentiated portfolio construction methodology. 

We seek to provide consistent performance across diverse environments, while seeking a low correlation with equity and bond markets.

 

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