Following futures positions of non-commercials are as of October 15, 2024. 10-year note: Currently net short 865.1k, down 95.1k. In the week to October 1, non-commercials were net short a record 1,143,889 contracts in 10-year note futures. In the subsequent … Continued
Following futures positions of non-commercials are as of October 8, 2024. 10-year note: Currently net short 960.1k, down 183.8k. The 10-year treasury yield continued to rally – now up four weeks in a row, with the addition of nine more … Continued
The S&P 500 has been sideways at 5640s the last seven sessions. A likely breakout needs cooperation from tech, which is beginning to lag. Early last month, the S&P 500 breached a rising trendline from last October’s low. It kept … Continued
Following futures positions of non-commercials are as of August 27, 2024. 10-year note: Currently net short 914.4k, down 123.7k. Fed funds futures traders continue to raise rate-cutting bets. Until last week, they expected 100 basis points of cuts in the … Continued
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
Last week brought another positive week for equity bulls, with the major US equity indices rallying for a fourth consecutive week. Amidst this, how the indices traded the last two sessions should give the bears some hope. Equity bulls used … Continued
Following futures positions of non-commercials are as of December 19, 2023. 10-year note: Currently net short 687.6k, up 130.6k. In the last week of 2022, non-commercials were net short 344,209 contracts in 10-year note futures. This week, they held 687,572 … Continued
Last week, the major US equity indices rallied strongly – rising mid- to high-single digits. Bulls tried to maintain the momentum this week, but bears are coming out of the woodwork. Odds favor the latter right here and now. The … Continued
Following futures positions of non-commercials are as of July 11, 2023. 10-year note: Currently net short 635.1k, down 145.5k. Last week’s channel breakout did not amount to much this week. Last October, the 10-year treasury yield retreated after tagging 4.33 … Continued
With two consecutive weeks of rallies, major US equity indices closed last week right at/near crucial resistance. This is taking place even as companies are getting ready to report 4Q22 earnings, which over the last multiple weeks have been persistently … Continued