CoT: Peek Into Future Through Futures, How Hedge Funds Are Positioned

Following futures positions of non-commercials are as of June 11, 2024. 10-year note: Currently net short 307.7k, down 147.1k. The 10-year treasury yield peaked last October at five percent (4.997 percent, to be precise), subsequently bottoming at 3.79 percent in … Continued

No Love For Small-Caps, Which Refuse To Respond To Robust Payrolls, Instead Could be Heeding Message Coming Out Of Openings

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Small-caps get no love. They have not for a while. Unlike its large-cap peers that keep making new highs, the Russell 2000 remains substantially below its November 2021 high. The index ceased to respond to solid jobs picture as early … Continued

CoT: Peek Into Future Through Futures, How Hedge Funds Are Positioned

Following futures positions of non-commercials are as of June 4, 2024. 10-year note: Currently net short 454.8k, up 66.6k. The FOMC meets next week. This will be the fourth meeting this year, and four more remain. The fed funds has … Continued

CoT: Peek Into Future Through Futures, How Hedge Funds Are Positioned

Following futures positions of non-commercials are as of May 28, 2024. 10-year note: Currently net short 388.2k, down 12.8k. The trendline resistance proved too much for bond bears (on price) to overcome. On Wednesday, the 10-year treasury yield touched 4.64 … Continued

CoT: Peek Into Future Through Futures, How Hedge Funds Are Positioned

Following futures positions of non-commercials are as of May 21, 2024. 10-year note: Currently net short 401k, up 53.2k. FOMC minutes for the April 30-May 1 meeting out Wednesday showed members were worried over slow progress on inflation. For the … Continued

Overbought, Tired US Equity Indices Saw Thu’s NVDA-Induced Early Strength Dissipate Quickly – For Nasty Reversal By Close

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An overbought market that increasingly looked fatigued used Thursday’s NVDA-ignited early pop as an opportunity to lock in gains. After this intraday reversal, bulls are running out of catalysts – for now. On the 15th (this month) when April’s softer-than-expected … Continued

CoT: Peek Into Future Through Futures, How Hedge Funds Are Positioned

Following futures positions of non-commercials are as of May 14, 2024. 10-year note: Currently net short 347.8k, down 133.8k. The 10-year had an important test this week. Thursday’s intraday low of 4.32 percent was a successful test of horizontal support … Continued

Equity Bulls Probably Eyeing Wed’s CPI To Give Additional Boost To Weary Indices

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If Wednesday’s CPI for April cooperates, equity bulls will try to use it to build on last three weeks’ momentum. Major US equity indices have rallied back to just under their all-time highs from March but are giving out signs … Continued

CoT: Peek Into Future Through Futures, How Hedge Funds Are Positioned

Following futures positions of non-commercials are as of May 7, 2024. 10-year note: Currently net short 481.6k, up 48.7k. Non-commercials continued to add to net shorts in 10-year note futures. As of Tuesday, holdings closed at 481,620 contracts, up from … Continued

CoT: Peek Into Future Through Futures, How Hedge Funds Are Positioned

Following futures positions of non-commercials are as of April 30, 2024. 10-year note: Currently net short 433k, up 79k. In an FOMC week in which Chair Jerome Powell was anything but a hawk, aided by weaker-than-expected economic data including April’s … Continued