Under the leadership of John Thomas, a financial market veteran, The Diary of a Mad Hedge Fund Trader aims to increase the public’s understanding of strategies hedge fund managers can use to manage investments better and maximize profit. The Diary of a Mad Hedge Fund Trader is a comprehensive resource that discusses various investment advice topics like global macro strategy.

Global macro strategy refers to a hedge fund whose portfolio is primarily based on economic and political projections of other countries and their macroeconomic policies. Holdings include long and short positions on equity, fixed income, futures markets, and currency commodities. Global macro funds puts in place opportunistic investment strategies that analyze key factors such as global trade, politics, interest rates, currency exchange rates, and domestic and foreign policies.

Global macro funds are associated with multiple benefits, such as easier adaptability to market conditions as companies constantly monitor macroeconomic data and financial reports produced by each country. Companies engaging in global macro funds also incorporate an all-rounded market analysis that includes technical, fundamental, and sentiment analysis.

Investors can identify long-term trends by computing the initial value of markets or securities before entering positions, identifying underlying trends. The downside of the global macro strategy is it requires intensive data analysis and research, which can be overwhelming for smaller teams that lack the necessary infrastructure to automate their analysis.