Treasury Bonds
It is safe to say that in our opinion, Long-Term Bonds be they Governments or Corporates are the most overvalued asset in the market place today. But what we find…
Bonds & Repo: What’s the Relationship
We have talked a bit about the Repo Rip and what it might be signaling. Those who follow Mark on Twitter @MGuthner will see he has been talking about this…
Interest Rate Update
The interest rate and bond market are living in historic times. Those who follow us on Twitter will have seen a number of charts covering interest rates which we find…
Rates & Bonds
It's been quite some time since we talked about the bond market, but with bonds closing in on all-time highs, we thought it made some sense to take a look at…
Closes TLT Long Volatility Trade
Back on May 12, we suggested investors buy a straddle in TLT, the ETF that mimics the returns of US government bonds with maturities in excess of 20 years.
Bonds/Interest Rate Update
Jeffery Gundlock, the Founder and CIO of Doubleline Asset Management had some things to say about the bond market at the Sohn Conference which took place this past week. Of note, was…
Is it Time to Break the Bonds?
It has been a while since we have discussed ideas in the "macro" space. This is ok with us, as we prefer to focus on individual companies and stocks. With…
Embracing the Bear
//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); The panel members are usually an optimistic bunch. But, something a bit unusual happened on Friday's episode of Options Action. The mood has darkened.…
Breaking Bonds
The biggest beneficiary of the equity and high yield bond market selloff was the long end of the US Treasury Bond market. Price of long-term Treasuries rose as people sold…
Its Fed Day Today
The Board of Governors at the Federal Reserve is wrapping up their November meeting where they discuss the state of the economy and their next move with interest rates. We…
Close TLT Trade | Looks Like Bond Sell Off May Be Over For Now
The bond market has been a tricky affair the past year or so. There have been both fundamental and technical arguments that would support the bullish and bearish case. Fortunately…
Investors Hit the Panic Button
Interest rates have been inching higher for a few years now. The yield on a 10-year US Treasury bond bottomed on 5-July-2016 at a rate of 1.35%. This is a…