{"id":134101,"date":"2020-05-21T16:26:12","date_gmt":"2020-05-21T15:26:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/?p=134101"},"modified":"2026-04-25T06:46:33","modified_gmt":"2026-04-25T05:46:33","slug":"volatility-and-black-thursday-hedge-funds-learn-how-brutal-bitcoin-and-crypto-trading-can-be","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/volatility-and-black-thursday-hedge-funds-learn-how-brutal-bitcoin-and-crypto-trading-can-be\/","title":{"rendered":"Volatility and \u201cBlack Thursday,\u201d hedge funds learn how brutal Bitcoin and crypto trading can be"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The cryptocurrency markets are not ones to be trifled with. Insane leverage, double-digit percentage fluctuations in a single session, and the promise of 100x returns on many-an-obscure altcoin lead the masses to throw capital in the market, hoping for \u201cmoon\u201d returns at the least and a \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/bitcoin-fueled-lamborghinis-kick-off-nyc-consensus-2018\/\">Lambo<\/a>\u201d as the ultimate reward.<\/p>\n<p>But the market takes what it gives.<\/p>\n<p>One fund manager learned it the hard, losing as much as $250,000 on March 12, 2020, a day when Bitcoin fell over 45 percent within hours and came to be known colloquially as \u201cBlack Thursday.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>Drawdowns and Strong Stomachs<\/h2>\n<p>Vlad Matveev, a 50-year-old Moscow resident, is a traditional market investor who turned towards digital assets for multifold returns. He invested funds with <a href=\"https:\/\/medium.com\/@vladmatveev\/cryptolab-blow-up-1f925039d61b\">Cryptolab Capital<\/a>, a so-called crypto \u201chedge\u201d fund that touted a multi-strategy investment approach and double-digit returns for investors.<\/p>\n<p>But events like \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/ethereum-just-hit-190-100-of-the-black-thursday-crash-has-been-recovered\/\">Black Thursday<\/a>\u201d and the <a href=\"http:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/coronavirus\">coronavirus<\/a>-induced market volatility caught just about any trading model unaware \u2014 leading to investors like Matveev losing 98.5 percent of their principal and left holding pennies. His ordeal with the fund was <a href=\"https:\/\/medium.com\/@vladmatveev\/cryptolab-blow-up-1f925039d61b\">documented here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Cryptolab has since folded its trading division. Cambrian Capital, another fund with a crypto-focused division, shut down after the turmoil but cited a shift to advisory services as a reason.<\/p>\n<p>As<i> Financial Times<\/i> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ft.com\/content\/5897d40b-ea7f-46fa-b9f6-cf3ace82df60\">reports<\/a>, crypto funds lost an average of 26 percent in March. The slump is succeeded only by a similar time in 2015, when Bitcoin-led markets fell almost 15 percent in one day.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_134102\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-134102\" style=\"width: 1805px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-134102\" src=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/download-1.png\" alt=\"chart showing the black thursday drop\" width=\"1805\" height=\"855\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/download-1.png 1805w, https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/download-1-300x142.png 300w, https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/download-1-1024x485.png 1024w, https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/download-1-768x364.png 768w, https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/download-1-1536x728.png 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1805px) 100vw, 1805px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-134102\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">(Chart showing the Bitcoin drop. Source: TradingView)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Traditional funds fell only 8 percent until March, superseding the returns from the crypto market. However, the latter has risen over 30 percent for an overall positive gain in 2020, turning out as a better \u201cinvestment\u201d for those capable of handling volatility and drawdowns.<\/p>\n<p>Such returns don\u2019t come easy, however. Ask <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/people\/dan-morehead\/\">Dan Morehead<\/a> of <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/companies\/pantera-capital\/\">Pantera Capital<\/a>, who told <i>FT<\/i> he worked 20 hour days during choppy periods, including \u201cstaying in the office until 2 A.M. on March 24.<\/p>\n<p>He explains about the volatility:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Some futures exchanges offer almost insane amounts of leverage. Bitcoin is such high-octane stuff that putting on any leverage is unnecessary.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cBitcoin is such high-octane stuff that putting on any leverage is unnecessary,\u201d adds the former Tiger Management fund partner.<\/p>\n<p>Pantera is a crypto mainstay. The fund has over $500 in assets and has invested in several crypto companies, including <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/companies\/bakkt\/\">Bakkt<\/a>, Brave, and <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/companies\/ripple\/\">Ripple<\/a>. Despite the technical prowess, it faced a 33 percent drop in March, but since recovered to gain 30 percent overall this year.<\/p>\n<h2>A \u201cBloodbath\u201d across the board<\/h2>\n<p>\u201cBlack Thursday\u201d was particularly horrific for funds running high-leverage on their trading positions, and even those seeking trend following in the wild-west crypto market. Such strategies, for the most part, reap profits for investors, but uncontrolled exposure and risk increased the risk of demise from \u201cblack swans.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s an understatement to say it\u2019s a bloodbath across the board,\u201d says Edouard Hindi of London-based Tyr Capital. The fund is among those on the right side of the market, banking 11 percent for investors this year.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the volatility hasn\u2019t put off all investors just yet. Paul Tudor Jones II, the famed billionaire fund manager, <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/investor-calls-bitcoin-the-fastest-horse-as-he-reveals-holding-bitcoin-futures-to-hedge-against-massive-inflation\/\">confirmed early<\/a> this month his firm\u2019s entry into the Bitcoin futures market. Others, like Jim Simons\u2019 Renaissance Technologies, are also reportedly eyeing the crypto market.<\/p>\n<p>One part of the allure towards Bitcoin comes from reaping crazy, once-in-a-lifetime type returns. The other, however, is a bit more sinister. As Jones <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/investor-calls-bitcoin-the-fastest-horse-as-he-reveals-holding-bitcoin-futures-to-hedge-against-massive-inflation\/\">puts it<\/a>, crypto provides a definite hedge against the \u201cmassively\u201d inflated fiat market.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The cryptocurrency markets are not ones to be trifled with. Insane leverage, double-digit percentage fluctuations in a single session, and the promise of 100x returns on many-an-obscure altcoin lead the masses to throw capital in the market, hoping for \u201cmoon\u201d returns at the least and a \u201cLambo\u201d as the ultimate reward. 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