Following futures positions of non-commercials are as of Sep 16, 2025. 10-year note: Currently net short 819.3k, down 38.7k. As expected, the Federal Reserve lowered the fed funds rate by 25 basis points to a range of 400 basis points … Continued
Following futures positions of non-commercials are as of Sep 9, 2025. 10-year note: Currently net short 858k, down 10.4k. Next week, the FOMC meets. The two-day affair ends on Wednesday, and this will be the sixth meeting this year; two … Continued
Following futures positions of non-commercials are as of Sep 2, 2025. 10-year note: Currently net short 868.4k, down 15.5k. Non-farm payrolls continue to disappoint. August only produced 22,000 jobs, with June revised lower into a minus column – the first … Continued
Following futures positions of non-commercials are as of Aug 26, 2025. 10-year note: Currently net short 883.8k, down 61.7k. Unlike his first four-year term, President Donald Trump’s preoccupation with the Federal Reserve has gone up meaningfully during his second term. … Continued
Following futures positions of non-commercials are as of Aug 19, 2025. 10-year note: Currently net short 945.5k, up 3.3k. Chair Jerome Powell used Friday’s Jackson Hole speech to suggest a rate cut is coming in the next meeting, which is … Continued
Following futures positions of non-commercials are as of Aug 12, 2025. 10-year note: Currently net short 942.2k, down 17.6k. Minutes for the July 29-30 FOMC meeting are due next Wednesday. Despite repeated demands for lower short rates by President Donald … Continued
Following futures positions of non-commercials are as of Aug 5, 2025. 10-year note: Currently net short 959.8k, up 63.2k. Non-commercials aggressively added to their net shorts in 10-year note futures, raising their holdings by seven percent to 959,834 contracts – … Continued
Following futures positions of non-commercials are as of July 29, 2025. 10-year note: Currently net short 896.6k, up 147.1k. Governors Christopher Waller and Michelle Bowman did something that has not happened since 1993. They dissented in this week’s FOMC meeting. … Continued
Following futures positions of non-commercials are as of July 22, 2025. 10-year note: Currently net short 749.5k, down 22.8k. The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meets next week. The two-day (Tuesday-Wednesday) affair will be the fifth scheduled meeting this year, … Continued
VIX has gone flat the last four weeks, even as the S&P 500 is posting newer highs. Yes, large-cap indices scored important breakouts four weeks ago, but meaningfully building on it is proving difficult. The S&P 500’s earnings yield is … Continued