$US30Y - YIELD GOING HIGHER (REACCUMULATION)Bill Hackman is right, yields are going higher!
There have been discussions as to where the yield is going from here. We believe they are going higher based on the the current re-accumulation schematic.
This chart will break out and it's not a bull trap.
We could see 5.5%-6.5% rates.
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US02Y: BOND MELTDOWN / 4.00% CROSS / MACD CONVERGENCE / RSIDESCRIPTION: In the chart above I have provided a simple MACRO ANALYSIS on current bond market meltdown where the US02Y dropped nearly 25% within FIVE TRADING SESSIONS.
POINTS:
1. US02Y deviation is simple & marked at every 1% difference as bonds rise and fall within the same range percentage therefore it has a rubber band like price action relationship with it's lowest 1% points.
2. Overlapping Orange Line represents ES1! a US Market Future.
3. Dotted Green Lines represent continuous downward momentum in past Bear Markets (2002 & 2008).
4. Bubbles overlapping dotted green lines represent initial break of supporting bond percentage %.
IMO: In my opinion the most concerning factor to take into consideration when it comes to current bond positioning is the STEEP RISE IN PERCENTAGE especially when the overall US market momentum is tied to BOND PERCENTAGE during both RISES & FALLS & the STEEPER THE INCLINE THE STEEPER THE DECLINE can become.
MACD: Notice a complete meltdown of Bonds when MACD confirms convergence to MEDIAN & eventually breaks past median and falls into into negative territory.
RSI: Notice that unlike in other recessions RSI levels have seen more consistent exposure to MEDIAN of 50. But as of lately from a MACRO perspective that is not the case as we have seen current RSI levels linger around 70 or above in EXTREMELY OVERBOUGHT TERRITORY.
SCENARIO #1: In a very BEARISH scenario we come to see BONDS PERCENTAGE go through a complete free fall.
SCENARIO #2: In a less BEARISH scenario we come to see BONDS PERCENTAGE go through an extended consolidation phase with PERCENTAGE LINGERING ABOVE 4%.
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Update on long duration bondsHello everybody! I wanted to make a quick update on where I think the 10y and 30y bonds will be headed in the next few months, as in the past, I've been talking quite a bit about deflation and a recession being close. We have seen TLT rise significantly, yet I think there is more upside. In the short term, I can see a further pullback, but in my honest opinion, the drop over the last two days was caused mainly by Pelosi visiting Taiwan and bonds getting overbought on lower timeframes.
The 30y yields were rejected at the monthly pivot, while the 10y yields bounced at support and were denied at resistance. Yields are still in a short-term bearish trend, and there is no confirmation of a reversal yet, although the trend might have changed. It all depends on the situation between China and the US, as the more the tensions between those countries increase, the higher inflation will be, and therefore the higher rates will be. If China starts aggressively selling US bonds, this could create chaos in the funding markets. If the US starts banning Chinese imports or exports, the US bond market could explode, and yields go to the moon. This would force the Fed to step in and do unlimited QE / yield curve control. Essentially we are stuck in a scenario of mutually assured destruction here, and there is no way either one will come out as a winner in the short term.
I believe that we are in a deflationary/disinflationary period, which could be disturbed at any moment if China invades Taiwan. The Russia/Ukraine war pushed inflation higher at a time when inflation was about to start slowing down, and a China/Taiwan war could push inflation higher at a time when inflation was about to slow down. TLT could quickly reach 125-135 in the next few months. However, I don't believe bond yields are going negative soon. It will be challenging for the market to have negative nominal yields when inflation is so high and at a time when the Fed might be forced to intervene and do YCC.
..an attempt to showcase the flatteningFlattening for the close. Getting a couple of questions re; flattening after the hints in previous idea, for those following 10s30s you will notice the test of 55/54bps is underway.
↳ The latest breakdown is implying we are at the minimum here in an ABC expectation leg towards support
↳ Inflation readings will be key to drive this one, this is signalling a dangerous environment for equities and risk in general going into September.
↳ To the other side, buyers will need to break through 11th May highs to call for reassessment in the flattening view.
Currencies - Dollar Rises with QEIdea for Currencies/Macro:
- Contrary to popular belief, since 2008, the dollar RISES with Fed Balance Sheet expansion.
- There is currently a large divergence which I speculate to close with the dollar rising.
Either the Fed Balance Sheet can be reduced, or the dollar will rise... Obviously the balance sheet will not be reduced for a long time, if ever.
Why is this so? Doesn't printing more money devalue currency?
1.
- Central Bank creates reserves, not a form of liquidity that directly enters the economy. It's still inflationary of course.
- G-SIBs and commercial banks can then either rebalance their holdings to purchase assets, or create credit based on this collateral which enters the economy.
- These swaps also lower rates, which creates the perception of invincibility and causes price inflation of risk assets (purely speculative!).
- However, when debt is serviced (credit impulse turns negative) this destroys liquidity.
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- A few $trillion from the Fed is just a drop in the eurodollar market, it does not amount to much, relatively speaking.
- Other Central Banks have expanding their balance sheets more than the Fed. Since currencies are relative, this is bullish for the dollar.
- Eurodollar futures are declining, signaling a SHORTAGE of dollars and liquidity destruction elsewhere, at a greater rate than QE. QE has been ongoing since 2008.
Eurodollar market is the market, simply put. Over 90% of international trade is financed through the eurodollar market.
I don't think there is any question that a recession is coming when the monetary tightening inevitably comes.
Central Banks Balance sheets vs GDP is higher than it was before/during/after the Great Depression or WW2.
Total Assets to GDP:
IMO yields respond to credit impulse immediately, and their trend supports liquidity destruction in the Eurodollar market. Eurodollar futures are not a currency market but a reflection of LIBOR interest rates. It is an expression of inflation expectations:
What is actually happening?
- Interest rate driven QE is not working to create economic growth, and we are experiencing global deflation.
- QE is failing to create high quality collateral, but instead collateral is being sucked out of the international markets.
- Capital flows and credit impulse are negative (deflationary).
- Fed went all out, but international money markets did not respond. Real wealth is being destroyed and there is nothing the Central Banks can do about it.
Speculation:
- Since Credit Cycle leads currencies/collateral, and it is turning down, debtors are withdrawing collateral from risk assets to service their debt.
- High quality collateral is being sucked out from underneath the equity bubble (distribution).
- Leading institutions will service debt and sell risk before monetary deflation arrives. There will be a dollar shortage and a squeeze.
How does this trickle down and affect US equities?
It affects the EURUSD pair, which is synonymous with risk appetite (It is an indicator not the cause).
EURUSD:
Where EURUSD goes, oil and tech go... and where oil and tech go, the stock market goes.
Anyway, a relatively safe way to play this would be simply to long USD for the mid-long term (UUP etc.). You can try to short the bubble like me, but be ready for some pain as the timing is tricky and bubbles rise the most at the end. Keep in mind that this isn't really a trade signal but a trend.
However, the day of the rugpull is indeed coming.
Looking at the trend for DXY, 114-120 seems like a reasonable target.
GLHF
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Macro - Risk is Very HighIdea for Macro:
- Credit Cycle turned down from top of Risk Range.
- Global Credit Impulse negative, US Systemic Liquidity Flows turning down, Fed Balance Sheet 5yr avg. at top of risk range.
- Demand-push Inflation at top of risk range, in 40 year downtrend.
- Implied Volatility vs. Realized Volatility reaching a critical level.
- PC ratio reaching low levels (signals investor complacency).
- SKEW at an ATH. Perceived Tail Risk is at an ATH.
Speculate a correction in equities this Summer, then a large correction EOY-Q1 2022.
GLHF
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"All Time High's"This was the first chart that signaled a recession in April of 2020 when the curve first inverted last year in May. This was pure luck, by simply drawing a fractal of previous yield curve inversions from past recessions from May, which was around 360 days from the TA that suggested the market would recess in April of 2020. Obviously covid is a black-swan--unpredictable and un-speculative--however the bond markets continue to get this all correct, 6-12 months in advance.
Keep your tabs on the curve.
On the fly...For those tracking the latest round of Fixed Income chart updates we have the final leg to the stool ahead right on time for NY. You will notice that on the back-end of the curve there is loud messages of a meaningful top being placed. The technical breakdown is indicating that we have another round of flattening towards key support at 32bps.
For the Chartpack today we have...
US 2s5s Curve :
US 2s10s Curve :
US 2s5s Curve:
The maps are crystal clear for US10Y Yields:
Highly recommend all those tracking Fixed Income to make note of the 2s5s10s and 2s5s30s " Fly " both breaking out with markets positioning ahead for 2020. Thanks for keeping all the support coming with likes, comments, charts, questions and etc! Best of luck those tracking for the end of the cycle and Fixed Income.