Yield Curve Below 1%, Racing to the BottomThe yield curve (spread between the 30 year and 2 year spread) just broke below 1%. All indicators suggest this trend to continue. It has been encroaching the lower Bollinger Band of the Kovach Reversals Indicator, with no retracement in sight. A retracement will be confirmed by a green triangle, if an when it happens. The Federal reserve should be very mindful of this in their December meeting.
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Yield Curve Continues To FlattenThe yield curve struggles to come up for air as it hurdles toward zero. The slope of the trend is clearly decreasing, indicating that the flattening is accelerating. We've tested the lower bound of the Bollinger Band without a relief rally which is a very bearish sign. Also the Kovach Chande indicator is bearish and appears to be increasingly more so.
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Yield Curve Continues to FallAs investors price in lower inflation and increased expectations for a Fed rate hike, the yield curve (between the 30 year bond and the two year note) is continuously making new lows. Typically, the flattening or steepening of the yield curve is led by one end, but in this case, both appear to be contributing equally. This presents a problem for the Fed as raising rates (or more hawkish rhetoric) could hurl the yield curve closer to negative territory.
We can see the spread has been hugging the lower bound of the Kovach Reversals Indicator for some time, which is an extremely bearish sign. Also, the slope of the spread has become increasingly more negative.
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30 Year, 2 Year Spread Making New LowsThe spread between the 30 year US treasury bond and the 2 year bill has made new lows as the yield curve in the US continues to flatten. Anticipate a pullback at some point, but the curve will likely continue to flatten as investors price in a rate hike despite dovish comments from Bullard at the Fed.
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The Yield Curve Flattens and Altcoins RipAs the markets price in the next interest rate hike by the Federal Reserve, we see the spread between the 30 year and 2 year US treasuries continue to flatten. It is probably not coincidence that peaks in the Altcoin Index match up with with relative bottoms (especially recently) in the treasury spread.
Also, although this is somewhat due to the Segwit2x drama this weekend, observe how the Altcoin Index has really skyrocketed over the past couple days. This may indicate some cryptocurrency adoption from 'smart money', though many establishment figureheads have publicly rebuked cryptos.
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US Yield Curve ( 2 minus 10 year ) US Yield Curve ( 2 minus 10 year ) - Commitment of Traders - Futures Only - Percent of Open Interest - Legacy Format - Calculation of
10 year Non Commercial Longs minus Non Commercial Shorts with sum of 2 year Non Commercial Longs minus Non Commercial Shorts
T-Bond Futures Setup on Daily ChartsEntering into long position with Reward to Risk of 1.8 in US 30 years Treasury Bonds, fantastic high quality opportunity. I hope it will work out as expected!
US 30 Year Treasury Bill Long Trade on H4 ChartI am entering a long position into long term US treasuries from a support line clearly visible on H4 and daily charts. Although the long term perspective for the price of bonds is negative due to expected rate hikes later this year and next year, on the shorter time scale (few weeks) the Treasuries seems under-priced after the strong decline last few weeks and there are good chances of success with this trade. Risk/Reward at 1.09. Always above 1 at all my trades!
US 30-Year Treasury Bonds Long Trade on H1 ChartThe support zone at 152.05 is confirmed and well backed with strong buying activity. I am entering more aggressively at market with 1.40 Reward to Risk Ratio. If tomorrow US NFP data is negative it will additionally benefit this trade.
Gold OUTLOOK Long term Gold Chart I see a Potential Inverted Head & Shoulders Pattern forming "waiting 4 right shoulder".
At moment long call option is active.
But this is what i'll be tracking as the week goes on.
So, let's see how geopolitics will react.
#Gold and Treasuries Rallied on Geopolitical tension
#Trump Tax
#North Korean Problem and French election
this is a general market view!
Happy trading!
LOOKING TO GO LONG T-BONDS Promising setup developing at TLT (treasury bond ETF) at the daily timeframe.
Looking to go long with momentum or at pullback to the trendline.
First tactical target 200SMA, main target 129-130 area (measured move + 50% level of Jul-Dec 2016 move). Setup invalidated with daily close below 120.
10 Year T-Note Futures: Uptrend in motionWe have a strong uptrend signal in treasury notes and potential for a big upside move. I'm currently long $TMF, as my proxy for this move, since $TLT was lower than 10 Year Note futures, offering a more interesting risk/reward (as per Tim West's posts). Right now, I think the move to the upside is confirmed, so, if you're not in, you could look into buying either instrument on dips. Stop losses can be tight, but you're better off without one, and simply adjusting size based on volatility (1-3 times the daily ATR -11 periods- for your 'stop' distance, and thus size to fit your risk criteria).
Good luck,
Ivan Labrie.
TREASURY YIELDS TO GO BACK UP - Short BondsUptrend should resume after the 61.8% retracement and bullish divergence.
Fundamentally a normal mean reversion of term premium is occurring.
This should also support the USD in the medium-term and keep the uptrend intact for 2017.
However the move may be choppy because of extreme long positioning.