Equities have been under pressure the last several weeks. Investor sentiment has taken a beating. Amidst this came signs last Friday that a relief could be in the making. With the major equity indices under selling pressure for at least … Continued
Following futures positions of non-commercials are as of March 11, 2025. 10-year note: Currently net short 737.1k, up 25k. In the futures market, traders are once again betting that there would be at least two 25-basis-point cuts in the fed … Continued
The major US equity indices have now dropped for three weeks. Amidst this, last Friday’s action should bode well for the bulls – at least in the near term. The ratio of VIX to VXV ended last week at the … Continued
Following futures positions of non-commercials are as of March 4, 2025. 10-year note: Currently net short 712k, up 12.2k. Horizontal support at 4.2s-4.3s goes back years. Last week, the 10-year treasury yield closed at 4.23 percent. It was a make-or-break. … Continued
The S&P 500 trades at elevated multiples. Earnings expectations for this year and next are very high. Enter macro uncertainty surrounding the fiscal/tariff policy of the Trump administration. Consumer sentiment has tumbled in recent months, and there are signs of … Continued
Following futures positions of non-commercials are as of February 25, 2025. 10-year note: Currently net short 699.9k, down 9.7k. Non-commercials’ net shorts in 10-year note futures are down nearly 39 percent from the record 1.1 million contracts in the week … Continued
Last Friday’s sudden selloff in equities speaks of heightened investor nerves. Amidst this, NVDA, the poster child of the AI revolution and the associated tech rally, reports this Wednesday; ahead of this, there are subtle signs of distribution. An adverse … Continued
Following futures positions of non-commercials are as of February 18, 2025. 10-year note: Currently net short 709.5k, down 41.5k. FOMC minutes for the January 28-29 meeting contained some interesting tidbits, including members’ citation of the possible effects of potential changes … Continued
Large- and small-caps are diverging, with the former looking to break out to a fresh high and the latter stuck in a range well off its high. Large-cap bulls are eying a breakout on the S&P 500. Last week, the … Continued
Following futures positions of non-commercials are as of February 11, 2025. 10-year note: Currently net short 751k, up 43.3k. FOMC minutes for the January 28-29 meeting will be out Wednesday. The policy-setting body left the fed funds rate unchanged at … Continued