Following futures positions of non-commercials are as of February 22, 2022. 10-year note: Currently net short 285.1k, up 111k. After back-to-back weekly spinning tops in 10-year treasury rates in the last two weeks, bond bears (on price) defended 1.86 percent … Continued
We are at that time of the year when buying pressure tends to rise. Bulls seem to be positioning for this. We saw a semblance of this last week. But there is still two months left before the year is … 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
Major US equity indices all had a positive week last week, but with a varying degree of success. The S&P 500 broke out of dual resistance with bullish marubozu on Thursday and Friday, the Russell 2000 was denied at crucial … Continued
Following futures positions of non-commercials are as of October 12, 2021. 10-year note: Currently net long 156k, up 14.7k. Last Friday’s high of 1.62 percent on the 10-year treasury yield represents a lower high versus 1.77 percent posted in March … Continued
Following futures positions of non-commercials are as of August 24, 2021. 10-year note: Currently net long 113.3k, down 31.9k. It turned out to be quite an anticlimax – Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell’s virtual speech at the Jackson Hole symposium, … Continued
Following futures positions of non-commercials are as of July 6, 2021. 10-year note: Currently net short 25.6k, down 34.4k. On Tuesday, slicing through low-1.40s, the 10-year (1.36 percent) broke not one, two but triple support – four-month descending channel, 11-month … Continued
With subtle signs of distribution hitting major equity indices in recent sessions, results from the top six US companies – all tech – could not have come at a more important juncture. The 1Q21 earnings season is one fourth through. … Continued