Following futures positions of non-commercials are as of December 28, 2021. 10-year note: Currently net short 213.3k, down 126k. FOMC minutes for the December 14-15 meeting come out on Wednesday. This was a meeting in which markets essentially forced the … Continued
Following futures positions of non-commercials are as of December 21, 2021. 10-year note: Currently net short 339.3k, up 65.4k. December thus far has been a month in which the 10-year treasury yield has been through lots of ups and downs … Continued
Following futures positions of non-commercials are as of December 14, 2021. 10-year note: Currently net short 273.9k, up 6.9k. Once again, markets forced the Fed’s hands. Until this week’s FOMC meeting, futures traders were betting that the central bank would … Continued
Following futures positions of non-commercials are as of December 7, 2021. 10-year note: Currently net short 267k, down 46.4k. This year’s final FOMC meeting takes place next week. Last week, Jerome Powell, Fed chair, floated the idea of accelerated taper … Continued
Following futures positions of non-commercials are as of November 30, 2021. 10-year note: Currently net short 313.4k, down 10k. In the week to Wednesday, Federal Reserve assets dropped $31.4 billion from record $8.7 trillion a week ago. In early March … Continued
Following futures positions of non-commercials are as of November 23, 2021. 10-year note: Currently net short 323.4k, up 29.3k. As of last Tuesday, non-commercials added more to their holdings of net shorts in 10-year note futures. They are now most … Continued
Following futures positions of non-commercials are as of November 16, 2021. 10-year note: Currently net short 294.1k, up 26.8k. Minutes for the FOMC meeting on November 2-3 will be out next Wednesday. At the conclusion of the meeting, the Fed … Continued
Following futures positions of non-commercials are as of November 9, 2021. 10-year note: Currently net short 267.3k, down 1.3k. Bond bears (on price) have managed to defend support at low-to mid-1.40s on the 10-year treasury yield. On Tuesday last week, … Continued
Following futures positions of non-commercials are as of November 2, 2021. 10-year note: Currently net short 268.7k, up 153.8k. The 10-year treasury yield has been under pressure since posting a five-month high 1.69 percent on October 22. On Wednesday, as … Continued
Following futures positions of non-commercials are as of October 26, 2021. 10-year note: Currently net short 114.8k, up 114.3k. The FOMC meets next week. This is the year’s seventh meeting. After this, one more remain. At the September 21-22 meeting, … Continued