US stocks are way up today.

MarketWatch reports that the Dow had its "greatest intraday point gain on record after a frantic weekend of international government actions bolstered confidence in the banking sector and credit markets."

The US benchmark is now well on track to record its biggest ever gain in terms of percentage points.

The Dow was recently ahead 587.17 points, or 6.9%, to 9,038.36.

Caxton AssociateseCaxton Associates Hedge Fund HoldingsThis post is being written as part of HedgeFundBlogger.com's Investment Securities Tool which analyzes the holdings of hedge fund managers.Up next in the macro hedge fund tracking series we have Caxton Associates, ran by Bruce Kovner. Taken from Wikipedia, Kovner's bio is as follows: "Kovner's first trade was for $3,000, borrowed against his MasterCard, in soybean futures contracts. Realizing growth to $40,000, he then watched the contract drop to $23,000 before selling. He later claimed that this first, nerve-racking trade taught him the importance of hedge fund risk management. In his eventual role as a trader under the legendary Michael Marcus at Commodities Corporation (now part of Goldman Sachs), ...