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$HYG will get a boost this summer when rates are cut due to BOJI see the BOJ dumping treasuries this summer, which'll force down the USDJPY pair, and increase inflation here at home. When rates go down, borrowing money is easier, especially for junk corporations avoiding default due to decades high interest rates. Could AMEX:HYG fall back into the box one last time? Absolutely, if the dollar ticks higher after FED hawkishness. But then, AMEX:HYG will catapult. When HYG is ready I'll give out some options plays to capitalize on the bullish trend.
AMEX:HYGLong
by EmptyEternity
BULLISH SETUP ON HY-IG SPREAD EMERGING. (BEARISH EQUITIES)Back in November of 2022 I wrote about using the HY-IG spread as a potential indicator of 'risk on' vs. 'risk off' sentiment and I will insert that below for readers trying to understand how this spread differential can be utilized. Subsequently I will explain what I currently see emerging on the above chart with the addition of both the RSI and correlation indicators to provide a more robust and predictive analysis than using the HY-IG options adjusted spread alone. Written November 2022 - 'When the spread between High-Yield (HY) debt and Investment Grade (IG) debt contracts or expands, this can be perceived as the market demanding more or less compensation for the risk it perceives to be present in owning the HY debt against the IG corporate debt. (HY-IG) = Risk On/Risk Off market sentiment. Generally speaking HY debt a.k.a. Junk Debt, is considered more risky than IG debt. Because of this increased risk, the market demands a higher yield for taking on HY debt, also known as a ‘risk premium’ or ‘premium’ over the alternative investment opportunities the market provides. This yield premium on HY/JunkBonds can be viewed as ‘extra incentive’ for bids to take on the ‘riskier debt’. When this spread (white) contracts, we can see that the market (yellow) has a tendency to go up (risk on) and when the spread (white) expands we can see the market (white) has a tendency to go down (risk off). This is only one of many indicators I use to gauge ‘market risk sentiment’ and I thought I would share it.' (I have included the link to this piece for reference at the bottom of the page and please excuse the extra charting as I was new to the platform at the time and included the second chart and indicators, but the words remain the same.) Now that the fundamental use case of the HY-IG spread is explained we can dive in to the current situation. As we can see the HY-IG spread called the late October2023 bottom in the AMEX:SPY (orange), as the spread peaked, the broader equity markets found their bottom. This is not always as direct and their is often a bit of a latency where equities will begin to trend upward before the spread peaks due to the forward looking nature of equity markets, however in October of 2023 the spread nailed the bottom. As of today, February 27th, 2024, the HY-IG spread has made a 'lower low' down to 2.27 which gives us a bullish price to RSI divergence on the HY-IG options adjusted spread. The HY-IG spread has made a 'lower low' while the RSI is still printing 'higher lows'. In this particular instance, a bullish divergence on the HY-IG spread could signal a bearish sentiment for broader equity markets ( AMEX:SPY ) at some point over the next 4 to 6 weeks which is the normal time latency between a peak or trough in the options adjusted spread and the time it takes to show up in the price action of equity markets. This divergence theory would be invalidated with an RSI reading below 25 by the HY-IG spread. A reading below 25 would make a lower low on the RSI and would invalidate any divergence. Finally we can look at the correlation (bottom indicator) and see that HY-IG is inversely correlated to the broader equity markets as represented by AMEX:SPY at (-0.92) over the last twenty trading days and has maintained a relatively consistent and significant inverse correlation to AMEX:SPY over the majority of the last year. While I did not include the tech laden NASDAQ:QQQ on the chart, the inverse correlation is still very significant at (-0.87) at the time I am writing this article. This assumes 'corollary significance' is achieved at a greater than or equal to (0.62) level. Given the further contraction in the options adjusted spread down to the 2.27 level, its possible we have a bit more upside room to run in equities, however, assuming the RSI divergence holds with 'higher lows', it's unlikely that we don't see a move to the upside in the HY-IG spread over the next 4 to 6 weeks, which is generally a bearish signal for equities markets. I hope you enjoyed this piece and I welcome any feedback or suggestions you might have so that I might improve further articles. Thank you for reading and happy trading!
FRED:BAMLH0A0HYM2Long
by The_Firewalker
1
Have corporate bonds bottomed?The Corporate bond market got extremely oversold and it bounced without the Fed having to pivot. Essentially the market got to 2013-2018 levels, and bounced nicely at the old support. But we still don't know whether the bottom is in or now, as there are more questions that need to be answered, like: Does the market expect the Fed to reverse course soon? Does the market think the bottom is in for bond yields? Does it think inflation has peaked? In my opinion the market did the tightening itself without the Fed. The Fed did a mistake for not raising rates and ending QE faster, however they were right on their approach to go slowly, as one way or another inflation would slow down. By inflation slowing down down I don't mean that prices will go down, just that prices will go up a lot less than they did over the last 1-2 years. At the same time I do believe that as inflation comes down, it is possible that we get to see the Fed say that they will pause their hikes after raising them to around 2% and will let their balance sheet roll off on its own. Essentially higher interest rates, lower asset prices, tight fiscal and monetary policy, and already high energy prices are crushing demand. The Fed was/is behind the curve, but as the curve seems to be now moving to the direction of the Fed. To a large extend their objective has been achieved, as this correction was similar to the 2018 correction, only that this time around the correction was welcomed when back then it wasn't. Now I don't really think the bottom is in for corporate bonds, however I also don't think they are going to roll over very quickly. If the food & energy crisis gets worse, I have no doubt that these will get crushed. It just seems that in the short-medium term things will cool down a bit and part of them Fed's goals have been achieved. The US economy remains fairly strong and its corporations are in a fairly good shape, despite everything that has been going in the world over the last few years. Having said all that I don't want to be a buyer of HYG at 80. At those levels I think it is better to short and aim for 77-78, and then if the price action looks decent, go long at those levels. The bounce is too sharp for it to have legs to go higher immediately. I'd expect more chop in the 75-81 area before the market decides whether it is going to go higher or lower.
AMEX:HYG
by BitcoinMacro
4
HYG - High Yield US corporate bonds ETF s/r zonesHello traders, Description of the analysis: The ETF market for high-yielding corporate US bonds is currently in an important support area that was until recently a resistance. Resistance turned into support with a highly volatile upward movement supported by high volumes. This is a clear signal of a growing willingness to invest in riskier assets. This zone has a strong historical connection. If the market stays at or above this support, it means a positive outlook to allay market fears. The VIX index, as the main indicator of panic in the markets, is also slowly beginning to gradually return to its normal values. Market ties that were valid yesterday may not be valid tomorrow, so invest and trade wisely and carefully. About me: Hi, my name is Jacob Kovarik and I´m trading on stock exchange since 2008. I started with a capital of 3000 USD. My first strategy was based on OTM options. (American stock index and their ETF ). I´ve learnt on my path that professional trading is based on two main fundaments which have to complement each other, to make a bussiness attitude profitable. I´ve tried a lot of techniques and many manners how to analyze the market. From basic technical analysis to fundamental analysis of single title. My analytics gradually changed into professional attitude. I work with logical advantages of stock exchange (return of value back to average, volume , expected volatility , advantage of high stop-loss, the breakdown of time in options, statistics and cosistent thorough control of risk). At the moment, my main target is ITM on SPM index. Biggest part of my current bussiness activity comes from e mini futures (NQ, ES). I´m trader of positions. I´m from Czech republic and I take care of a private fund (4 000 000 USD). During my career I´ve earned a lot of valuable experience, such as functionality of strategies and what is more important, control of emotions. Professional trading is, in my opinion, certain kind of mental training and if we are able to control our emotions, accomplishment will show up. I will share with you my analysis and trades on my profile. I wish to all of you successul trades. Jacob
AMEX:HYGLong
by Jacob_Kovarik
2
SPY sideways until COVID-19 brings down market.Its clear that coronavirus will have a significant impact on US life, and as a result the US stock market. Due to the fed acting as a support buyer, there is now a ground floor for markets. However, the fed will not prop up failing businesses, rather it will act as a last buyer so we don't see a financial system collapse. This means that while the fed is injecting trillions in the market, they will not step in to save dying equities. Supports are in green, Resistances are in red. The red area is the timeline where America is expected to suffer the most from Covid-19, data can be seen from here: covid19.healthdata.org Arrows denote where I expect the price to go, GIVEN a break through resistance or support, not predictions of direction of stock. Yellow arrows show sideways action until the coronavirus begins to impact. Important dates April 15 - Estimated peak resource use for the US. I'm expecting Americans to become frightened after seeing what will happen in New York, From this point on stricter lock downs and travel restrictions will constrain the economy more. Apr 22 - May 6 - This three week stretch contains the majority of Q1 earning reports. Seeing the statistics on the impact of the virus will determine the direction of the market. As well if credit ratings decrease significantly out of investment grade, the high yield market will crash. (I can supply more info about that)
AMEX:SPYShort
by Jorji
JNK / W1 : Overbought & Divergent... Risk down the corner ?NOTE : The low risk trading area reamains higher in the context channel (the gray ribbon) but we're signaling overbought on the trendchannel... This may be a concern if the market reverses here... Cause reversing on trendchannel means there will pbly be a trend trade to come right after... Not the best case scenario for stock though if junks were about to break down the major support trendline. SIDE NOTE : Some analysts say that there is a dangerous bubble in corporate credit... So this may add to the technical view seen here. If anything goes wrong in the sector, junks may be the first to show signs of tension... CONCLUSION : It's not something to trade just like that, more likely something to bare in mind for the coming months... as a potential systematic risk trigger that could cause hell of a panic wave... Hope this idea will inspire some of you ! Don't forget to hit the like/follow button if you feel like this post deserves it ;) That's the best way to support me and help pushing this content to other users. Kindly, Phil
AMEX:JNK
by PRO_Indicators
Short book: HYG - Topping patternToday we added a couple shorts, I'm posting the trades we currently have open but not providing entry/stop suggestions. Only trade them if you have a trading strategy, or, ask me if you're interested in learning more about the one we use (Tim West's 'Key Hidden Levels' and 'Time at mode'). We have some worrying bearish signals, so it's a good idea to have a market neutral position, picking stocks to short, while still looking for longs in undervalued companies. See related ideas for the rest of the trades we took. You may still be able to join them or wait for a secondary entry when/if we decide to add to them. Good luck, Ivan Labrie.
AMEX:HYGShort
by IvanLabrie