CoT: Peek Into Future Through Futures

The following are futures positions of non-commercials as of May 3, 2016.  Change is week-over-week. 10-year note: Last week, the Bank of Japan shocked markets by not adding to its stimulus program.  The yen jumped 2.4 percent.  This week, the … Continued

CoT: Peek Into Future Through Futures

The following are futures positions of non-commercials as of April 26, 2016.  Change is week-over-week. 10-year note: Two different central-bank meetings, and two different market reactions this week. Haruhiko Kuroda, Bank of Japan governor, has a habit of surprising the … Continued

NYSE, Nasdaq Short Interest Drops Again, But Will Shorts Have Last Laugh?

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Yet another fortnight and yet another show of strength by equity bulls.  During the March 31st-April 15th period, the S&P 500 large cap index rallied one percent, the NYSE composite 1.5 percent and the Nasdaq composite 1.4 percent, among others. … Continued

CoT: Peek Into Future Through Futures

The following are futures positions of non-commercials as of April 19, 2016.  Change is week-over-week. 10-year note: That this is even being discussed in the press and among economists is a sign of how insane things have gotten in central … Continued

CoT: Peek Into Future Through Futures

The following are futures positions of non-commercials as of April 12, 2016.  Change is week-over-week. 10-year note: Glass half full or half empty? Yet again, the IMF issued a downward revision to its prediction for global GDP growth, cutting 2016 … Continued

CoT: Peek Into Future Through Futures

The following are futures positions of non-commercials as of April 5, 2016.  Change is week-over-week. 10-year note: The FOMC minutes for the March 15-16 meeting were released this week, and there was nothing substantially new. That said, maybe because FOMC … Continued

CoT: Peek Into Future Through Futures

The following are futures positions of non-commercials as of March 29, 2016.  Change is week-over-week. 10-year note: The back and forth between the two camps within the FOMC continues.  Last week, several members used public forums to express hawkish opinion … Continued

CoT: Peek Into Future Through Futures

The following are futures positions of non-commercials as of March 22, 2016.  Change is week-over-week. 10-year note: This could not get any funnier. A week after the FOMC statement, and later Janet Yellen, Fed chair, shifted message from hawkish to … Continued

CoT: Peek Into Future Through Futures

The following are futures positions of non-commercials as of March 15, 2016.  Change is week-over-week. 10-year note: Major central banks are in a race as to who can ‘shock and awe’ the markets the most. On January 29th, Haruhiko Kuroda, … Continued

CoT: Peek Into Future Through Futures

The following are futures positions of non-commercials as of March 8, 2016.  Change is week-over-week. 10-year note: The FOMC meets next week, and it is a given.  They will stand pat on interest rate, but the dot plot likely sees … Continued