Kimberly Rios, CFA, CMT, Portfolio Manager

Kimberly Rios joined Catalyst Capital Advisors as a Portfolio Manager in 2014. She is currently a Portfolio Manager of an options-based commodity fund at Catalyst Funds. She carries the Series 3 license, the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) Designation, the Chartered Market Technician (CMT) designation, and is a member of the National Futures Association. Ms. Rios has degrees in Economics and Finance from the University of Arizona.
Commodity & Infrastructure Insights

Equities Aren’t the Only Wild Market

Kimberly Rios, CFA, CMT, Portfolio Manager -
The markets have been whipsawing at break-neck speeds over the past two weeks, and the chaos is not isolated to equities. We viewed other sectors for comparison, and thought the findings may be of interest to others.
Commodity & Infrastructure Insights

Equities Aren’t the Only Wild Market

Kimberly Rios, CFA, CMT, Portfolio Manager -
The markets have been whipsawing at break-neck speeds over the past two weeks, and the chaos is not isolated to equities. We viewed other sectors for comparison, and thought the findings may be of interest to others.
Commodity & Infrastructure Insights

Networking with Industry Experts at Chicago’s Traders Expo

Kimberly Rios, CFA, CMT, Portfolio Manager -
The markets are fairly behaving ahead of the Europe and U.S. interest rate announcements. There’s nothing too specific in the charts to write about, so I’ll take this time to share a little from the Traders Expo in Chicago that I attended this week.
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Oil Charts Favor Lower Prices

Kimberly Rios, CFA, CMT, Portfolio Manager -
. Looking at charts for possible signs of price exhaustion or biases for any indication on movements can be helpful. Currently, multiple factors have aligned to support a negative lean for oil prices.
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Oil Prices are Pumped Up

Kimberly Rios, CFA, CMT, Portfolio Manager -
Today crude oil futures advanced another 5%, bringing the gain for the United States Oil Fund, LP (USO) up to 9.3% so far this week.
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Gold Prices Take a Breather

Kimberly Rios, CFA, CMT, Portfolio Manager -
After an eight-trading day run gaining 5%, gold has finally taken a breather. As the U.S. dollar dropped from $98 to $96.50, gold volatility jumped above 12% and prices enjoyed a nearly $70 rise to re-test gold’s February 20 price high near $1,350.
Commodity & Infrastructure Insights

Gold Prices Take a Breather

Kimberly Rios, CFA, CMT, Portfolio Manager -
After an eight-trading day run gaining 5%, gold has finally taken a breather. As the U.S. dollar dropped from $98 to $96.50, gold volatility jumped above 12% and prices enjoyed a nearly $70 rise to re-test gold’s February 20 price high near $1,350.
Commodity & Infrastructure Insights

Oil Edges the $50 Support Level on Lack of Demand

Kimberly Rios, CFA, CMT, Portfolio Manager -
Many of the current news headlines tie oil’s recent decline to lower expectations on world growth outlooks. WTI Crude Oil has dropped 23% from its $66.60 on April 23rd to a low today of $50.59.
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