Both the S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 saw buyers and sellers pounce on opportunity at important technical levels. Bulls have an opportunity to cash in on bearish sentiment that has sharply risen of late in the options market. For that, … Continued
Following futures positions of non-commercials are as of August 22, 2023. 10-year note: Currently net short 694.9k, down 52k. It was a yawner to say the least – Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell’s Friday speech at the annual Jackson Hole … Continued
Following futures positions of non-commercials are as of August 15, 2023. 10-year note: Currently net short 746.9k, up 55.2k. The Jackson Hole Symposium takes place next week. Several times in the past, the annual gathering has been used as a … Continued
Following futures positions of non-commercials are as of Aug 8, 2023. 10-year note: Currently net short 691.7k, up 46.5k. Minutes for the July 25-26 meeting are due out Wednesday. The fed funds rate was raised by 25 basis points in … Continued
Following futures positions of non-commercials are as of Aug 1, 2023. 10-year note: Currently net short 645.2k, up 21.4k. No sooner did the 10-year treasury yield break out of 4.09 percent, which resisted rally attempts in February and early July, … Continued
Following futures positions of non-commercials are as of July 25, 2023. 10-year note: Currently net short 623.8k, down 5.8k. This week, the Federal Reserve raised the fed funds rate by 25 basis points, to a range of 525 basis points … Continued
Following futures positions of non-commercials are as of July 18, 2023. 10-year note: Currently net short 629.6k, down 5.6k. The FOMC meets next week. Ahead of this, the fed funds rate was left unchanged in the June meeting, pausing for … 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
Following futures positions of non-commercials are as of July 3, 2023. 10-year note: Currently net short 780.7k, down 20.3k. Non-commercials’ persistence is paying off. They are – have been – sitting on loads of net shorts in 10-year note futures, … Continued
Following futures positions of non-commercials are as of June 27, 2023. 10-year note: Currently net short 801k, up 51k. FOMC minutes for the June 13-14 meeting are due out Wednesday. In that meeting, after raising the fed funds rate uninterrupted … Continued