🚨 Quant Hedge Funds Ride Whiplash Markets to First-Half Riches

From Treasury market reversals to trade threats, the first half of 2025 was dominated by policy upheaval and Wall Street angst. The dollar famously fell, while commodities and risky assets were whipsawed. But inside the markets where the world’s biggest quants operate, a funny thing happened: Time-honored trading patterns prevailed.