$CAR Crash? Hit n Run? April 2026 -10.27%
April 2026 was a bit of a clusterfuck for me with over half my losses coming from positions in
$CAR. Couple this with exits from my long momentum and equity index positions at the start of the month.
My Value Momentum system had a longer term short in
$CAR from $95 and my mean reversion systems tried to short it a few times. Two days before the drop I decided to override my system and close the value momentum short and latest mean reversion short in post market – who knew how much higher it was going to go and would my borrowed stock get pulled and I get closed out at a much worse price.
Whilst it sucked that it only went up one more session before tanking, I don’t regret that decision. What I do regret is not having an emergency short stop rule for my value momentum system like I do all of my other systems. I am quite ok with taking on risk, but when something starts to get into the ridiculous you are better off just getting out in my view.
Top 3 Systems:
- Tactical Asset Allocation
- PEAD
- Volatility Risk Premia
Bottom 3 systems:
- Value Momentum
- Mean Reversion
- Short term breakout
You win some, you lose some!