Confluence Alpha Capital Management

Systematic macro investing, organized around the economic cycle

Confluence Alpha Capital Management is a systematic macro investment firm based in San Francisco. We classify the economy into four regimes based on the direction of growth and inflation, and we position portfolios accordingly, within explicit risk limits.

Our process is rules-based. Positions change only when the data confirms a change in regime, and every allocation is tied to a documented risk range.

Approach

The economic cycle and asset returns

Asset returns vary with the direction of economic growth and inflation. Equities, bonds, commodities and real estate each respond differently as those two forces change. Our framework identifies the current regime and the transitions between regimes.

The four regimes

Disinflation

Growth is improving while inflation is slowing.

Reflation

Growth and inflation are both rising.

Stagflation

Growth is slowing while inflation is rising.

Deflation

Growth and inflation are both slowing.

Process principles

Signal rules, position sizing, target weights and trade timing are proprietary and are not published on this site.

Current View

Current regime

The current regime call is published here, free of charge, and dated when issued. It is updated when the data confirms a change.

Regime
To be published after confirmation
Confidence
To be published after confirmation
Date of call
To be published after confirmation
Last reviewed
To be published after confirmation

Calls are informational. They do not constitute a recommendation to buy or sell any security.

Track Record

Paper-trading results

The firm is currently validating its process through paper trading. Results will be shown here, labelled as hypothetical.

Paper-trading results are hypothetical. They do not reflect actual trading, do not account for all market conditions or costs, and are not a record of client returns. Actual results will be published separately once capital is deployed.

Client Access

Client portal

Current positions, allocation detail and client reports are available to invited clients only. Access is by invitation.

Client portal coming soon.