Following futures positions of non-commercials are as of January 19, 2021. 10-year note: Currently net long 46.6k, up 96.8k. A two-day FOMC meeting begins on Tuesday. This is the first meeting of the year – one of the eight scheduled … 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 15, 2020. 10-year note: Currently net long 27.4k, down 1.8k. Covid-19 vaccine or not, Fed Chair Jerome Powell is not wearing rose-colored glasses as far as the US economy is concerned … 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
Following futures positions of non-commercials are as of December 1, 2020. 10-year note: Currently net long 25.7k, down 89.2k. Once again, the 10-year Treasury yield (0.97 percent) is back at testing the one percent level. Friday, rates rose as high … Continued
Following futures positions of non-commercials are as of November 24, 2020 (data published this Monday instead of last Friday due to Thanksgiving holiday). 10-year note: Currently net long 115k, down 37.3k. The 10-year Treasury yield (0.84 percent) has come under … Continued
Following futures positions of non-commercials are as of November 17, 2020. 10-year note: Currently net long 152.3k, up 57.7k. Both the 50- and 200-day moving averages closed Thursday at 0.77 percent. The former is rising and the latter dropping. Friday, … Continued