Yields are still selling off after yesterday's dropLet's see how the TVC:VIX does over the next few days/weeks.
Still think it eventually breaks its major support level, at least temporarily.
The 2Yr and 10Yr are crashing and following yesterdays drop. TVC:TNX
#interestrates, as we said, will likely be cut, even if a little. They will most likely be raised again next year. Not political...
Anyway, since we have stated COUNTLESS times. They CANNOT lower rates but MUST lower them.
US02Y trade ideas
2Y yield - 45 degrees, break-outs and break-downs. Using 45 degree angles for 2Y yield (or inflation barometer) and stock market (faang). Pretty useful.
Bolts show where break downs of inflation are and where inflation is rising.
45 degrees show the strongest trend. You dont even need to use RSI. all must equal
Bond Yields about to crater?GOOD MORNING!
The 2Yr & 10Yr have broken the triangle pattern we posted on long ago.
The TVC:TNX (10Yr) has gone lower compared to the 2Yr in the same time frame.
Again, natural normalization is still out the window! What does this point to?
Will fed do what they are good at & mess it up again?
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Now look @ the 10Yr on a weekly chart!
AH HA! Are Bond #yields about to crater???
We have a Grey Rhino here - Markets are driven by ignoranceThe US long-term bonds have hit new lows, the yield curve has been inverted for two years now, and inflation remains uncertain, meaning interest rates may not ease at all. Yet, stock markets are reaching new highs.
We have a "grey rhino" in this market. A grey rhino is a large and visible animal that cannot be ignored. Try not to get too close to them because when they start charging, we can never outrun them.
In this market context, we face a big, obvious problem that investors completely ignore until it becomes a crisis. It's different from a "black swan," which is a rare and unpredictable event.
When we recognize that there are problems many do not understand, we have already won half the battle.
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US two-year yields climbed four basis points to 4.87%.The latest minutes had more hawkish undertones than the market was expecting.
"Participants at the meeting assessed it would take longer than previously anticipated to gain greater confidence in inflation moving sustainably to 2%."
"Various participants mentioned willingness to tighten policy further should risks to outlook materialize and make such action appropriate."
Though it largely repeated rhetoric used by FOMC officials after the latest policy meeting, US stocks still weakened while the dollar and Government bond yields strengthened
It is unlikely to make a material difference to the long term outlook for US policy, as is reflected by little change in US interest rate futures.
The Hawkish undertones can be justified given the lack of the April CPI data before the minutes were recorded.
The stock market fell during regular trading hours as the most recent Federal Reserve minutes indicated that officials are not in a hurry to lower interest rates. After fighting for direction for most of the session, the S&P 500 fell sharply as several Fed officials expressed concern about the extent to which policy is constraining the economy - but the minutes also indicated policy "was regarded as restrictive. Treasuries were under pressure, with shorter maturities underperforming.
US two-year yields climbed four basis points to 4.87%. The dollar rose, weakening the appeal of commodities priced in the currency.
The INFAMOUS Blow Off Top!!! US10Y US02Y $TLTThe indicators from this chart which backtested to call the 1990s Gulf War recession, the Thai Baht, the 1998 LTCM, the 2000 dotcom bubble, the great financial crisis, and the COVID pandemic all before they officially happened. It is calling for whatever this next crisis is going to be called. I placed MOAB or mother of all speculative bubbles for the crisis holding name. I am sure the talking heads on TV who never saw this coming will give their two cents about how great everything is. Clearly, we have issues in society and those issues are being pasted over on the market with money printing.
This isn't doom-bear BS, it's just an indicator that has front-run every single one of these black-swan events.
The best way to play this is to reduce broad market exposure and sell into the big up days. Look at defensive plays like bonds, gold, and US dollars. Now that doesn't mean you can't stay net long, for that consider option spreads, but this tells you to clearly lower your exposure.
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US02Y Next Move The matter still requires deeper analysis, despite the absence of wide-ranging movement today. The recent decline in bonds did not help boost gold prices. The yield on the two-year US bond is currently at a support level of about 4.8% on the one-dimensional chart and may look to rise. If the Federal Reserve maintains a tight policy, gold may struggle to rise. However, if we begin to receive signals indicating that the Federal Reserve may wish to continue lowering interest rates this year, gold may be more optimistic.
We should monitor the level of two-year and ten-year bonds, the direction of the dollar index, and geopolitical aspects to be clear about the direction of gold.
When the 2s/10s Chart Goes Red The Market is Dead $US02Y $US10YAs you can see there is a strong correlation between this predictive chart algo and the bond market steepening predicting the recession before the reason why. Now maybe this time is different. Maybe the massive stimulus during covid will give a false positive here. I just doubt it.
Nasdaq, Semiconductors, Natural Gas, Bitcoin: FOMC reviewDiscussing the sell off in semis today.
Potential reversal in Nat gas
Bitcoin & crypto selloff.
FOMC tomorrow: No rate cut.
Will Powell come out hawkish tomorrow? its looking likely he will based off of the BOJ rate hike. Oil surging doesn't help the dovish case.
Commodities breaking out doesn't help the inflation fight.
Huge divergenceSo when we examine this relationship closely its clear that SPX does not nessisarily follow the dictates of the inverted yield curve (2y / 10y). However, the general adherence to trends has clearly diverged in a big way. We can look back to January of 2023 and see a similar divergence where SPX finaly reacted with a violent move down into March of 2023. I think we need to watch very closely for a similar reaction. The market has once again priced for perfection, we all know its not perfect. Employment, GDP and earnings are still supporting higher rates, and unless the current administration has real influence over the Fed - there will be no rate cutting in the near future. Still the elimination of QT may even have a larger affect on the markets. Stay tuned, be safe out there.