Following futures positions of non-commercials are as of April 20, 2021. 10-year note: Currently net long 15.6k, up 18.3k. The FOMC meets next week. It is the year’s third meeting; five more remain – the scheduled ones, that is. Not … Continued
The energizer bunny marches on. The S&P 500 rallied to a fresh high last week. This time around, the otherwise-laggard Nasdaq 100 joined in, meekly breaking out to a new high. Next week, the top six tech outfits are set … Continued
Following futures positions of non-commercials are as of March 23, 2021. 10-year note: Currently net long 12.3k, up 8.2k. The 10-year treasury yield enjoyed several breakouts this year – out of one percent early January, 1.2 percent mid-February and 1.4 … Continued
Following futures positions of non-commercials are as of January 26, 2021. 10-year note: Currently net long 36.9k, down 9.7k. Wednesday’s intraday drop to one percent has so far been a successful retest of the breakout three weeks ago, when the … Continued
Following futures positions of non-commercials are as of January 12, 2021. 10-year note: Currently net short 50.2k, up 77.9k. No sooner than the 10-year treasury yield rallied past one percent than several Fed officials, including Chair Jerome Powell on Thursday, … Continued
Following futures positions of non-commercials are as of January 5, 2021. 10-year note: Currently net long 27.7k, up 2.4k. After losing one percent last March, bond bears (on price) had been unable to reclaim the level. That ended Wednesday when … Continued
Following futures positions of non-commercials are as of December 29, 2020 (data was made public this Monday instead of last Friday due to New Year’s holiday). 10-year note: Currently net long 25.2k, down 24.9k. FOMC minutes for the December 15-16 … Continued
Following futures positions of non-commercials are as of December 22, 2020 (data was made public this Monday instead of last Friday due to Christmas holiday). 10-year note: Currently net long 50.2k, up 22.8k. Once again last week, bond bears (on … Continued
Following futures positions of non-commercials are as of December 8, 2020. 10-year note: Currently net long 29.2k, up 3.4k. The FOMC meets next week. The two-day meeting ends on Wednesday with a press conference by Chair Jerome Powell. This is … Continued
The Russell 2000 has a parabolic look to it. Post-presidential election and vaccine news, investors are piling into the index. On Tuesday, the index had opened up a 31.1-percent gap with its 200-day – the most ever. Amidst this, Wednesday … Continued