“I call it contrary and tactical alpha. Cause I actually liked, I like the term CTA. It kind of rolls off the tongue.”
Andrew Beer · Top Traders Unplugged · SI421: Taking CTAs Mainstream ft. Andrew Beer
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What was described
rebranded the term CTA to "contrarian tactical alpha" to improve perception and avoid negative connotations
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