Following futures positions of non-commercials are as of July 26, 2022. 10-year note: Currently net short 199.9k, up 83.9k. The FOMC this week delivered what officials had telegraphed the rate-setting body would do. The fed funds rate was raised by … Continued
Following futures positions of non-commercials are as of July 19, 2022. 10-year note: Currently net short 108.7k, up 333. The FOMC meets next week. This will be the fifth of the eight scheduled meetings this year. The Federal Reserve will … Continued
US stocks in general sold off last week, but the lows of Wednesday and Thursday were bought, with Friday’s rally the icing on the cake. This took place amidst June’s red-hot CPI report and disappointing earnings from JPM. As 2Q … Continued
Following futures positions of non-commercials are as of July 12, 2022. 10-year note: Currently net short 108.4k, down 62.1k. There was some jawboning this week. On Wednesday, inflation measured by the consumer price index showed consumer prices in June surged … Continued
Following futures positions of non-commercials are as of July 5, 2022. 10-year note: Currently net short 170.5k, down 11.2k. FOMC minutes for the June 14-15 meeting – released this week – showed members’ sole focus at present remains on inflation. … Continued
Following futures positions of non-commercials are as of June 28, 2022. 10-year note: Currently net short 181.7k, down 46.5k. A couple of weeks after forming a weekly shooting star, it is looking more and more likely that the 10-year treasury … Continued
After a slight breach of support in the week before, both small- and large-cap bulls put their foot down last week. This came after weeks of selling pressure. There is more room to run. Non-commercials are aggressively short and can … Continued
Following futures positions of non-commercials are as of June 21, 2022. 10-year note: Currently net short 228.2k, up 22.7k. Jerome Powell this week testified on monetary policy in front of Congress. Just last week, after raising the fed funds rate … Continued
Following futures positions of non-commercials are as of June 14, 2022. 10-year note: Currently net short 205.5k, down 60.7k. The Federal Reserve this week raised the fed funds rate by 75 basis points to a range of 1.5 percent to … Continued
Following futures positions of non-commercials are as of June 7, 2022. 10-year note: Currently net short 266.2k, up 27.3k. Next week is FOMC meeting. This is the year’s fourth scheduled meeting; four more remain. Leading up to this, the Fed … Continued