Following futures positions of non-commercials are as of January 4, 2022. 10-year note: Currently net short 276.9k, up 63.6k. The December 14-15 FOMC minutes, out Wednesday, revealed that the Fed was more determined to snatch the punch bowl away from … Continued
Following futures positions of non-commercials are as of December 28, 2021. 10-year note: Currently net short 213.3k, down 126k. FOMC minutes for the December 14-15 meeting come out on Wednesday. This was a meeting in which markets essentially forced the … Continued
The 10-year yield rallied from 1.13 percent in early August to last Friday’s 1.69 percent. Bond bears expecting higher rates are getting aggressive. At some point, they risk being in a crowded trade. The 10-year treasury yield is flashing signs … Continued
Following futures positions of non-commercials are as of October 19, 2021. 10-year note: Currently net short 544, up 156.6k. In the 12 months to August, foreigners purchased $3.8 billion in treasury notes and bonds. As recently as February this year, … Continued
Following futures positions of non-commercials are as of August 17, 2021. 10-year note: Currently net long 145.2k, up 36.4k. Next week is the annual Jackson Hole symposium, where Jerome Powell, Federal Reserve chair, will speak on “the economic outlook.” It … Continued
Following futures positions of non-commercials are as of August 10, 2021. 10-year note: Currently net long 108.8k, up 21.1k. FOMC minutes for the July 27-28 meeting are due out on Wednesday. In that meeting, it was stated that progress has … 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
Investors Intelligence bulls crossed 60% this week. It is rare for sentiment to persist at 60 percent or higher. Yet, equity bulls at this juncture are probably wishing that happens. They need to be able to first defend the 50-day … Continued
Following futures positions of non-commercials are as of June 29, 2021. 10-year note: Currently net short 60k, up 57.6k. FOMC minutes for the June 15-16 meeting are due out next Wednesday. The meeting was a surprise to the markets in … Continued
Major equity indices had a good week last week. Stocks are currently in the midst of many crosscurrents, not to mention inflation, aggressive monetary policy and several extended metrics. Even though they have broken out of, or are near, important … Continued