US 3mo as short term Leading Indicator?As I continue to watch bond markets and the 3 month specifically I have noticed a pattern for short term bullish confluence with SPY.
I have highlighted (with the light purple dots) the pops in the daily 3mo chart that occur after at least a five day downward yield slide. Above the 3mo candles is a snip of the SPY chart that corresponds with the initial 3mo daily pop. The text in green notes the percentages over the following 7 and 13 trading days. A couple of the SPY snips actually fell off on the 14th day after the initial pop so that is where I am capping the potential gains going forward. Please also note that the Dec 4th pop resulted in a loss in SPY for both the 7 and 13 trading days afterwards.
The SPY fractal that starts from today’s 3mo pop (Tues Dec 31) is essentially a copy of SPY action from mid-Nov to mid-Dec 2024. If it were to play out we would be at or slightly above all time highs going into the Jan 20th US inauguration and then flat into Jan 29 FOMC. FYI…the daily sideways scale of the SPY snips does not align perfectly with 3mo daily candles. I did try to line up the starting day for each though.
There are of course 3mo auctions 4 times a month on avg. (large snip left lower on chart) so take this info as you will. I am only noting what I see as a pattern of a pop in yield following a significant decline in yield and the corresponding SPY price action in the following week or two. One could easily argue that the santa rally is not here this year…and the glaring head and shoulders on the SPY daily chart warrants more downside. I am choosing to remain cautiously optimistic with the bond information in conjunction with my overall thesis leading into Q1 of 2025.
I believe the bond markets close at 2pm today, so assuming todays 3mo candle remains a green pop I offer this thesis as a possibility.
Thanks and take care. Happy New Year all.
MR