Bonds (TLT) & Repo
Long-term bonds are in an interesting situation. The Fed has backed away for Quantitative Easing some time ago. But then the REPO issue raised its ugly head. This article is…
Returning to Rates (TLT)
The debate around interest rates rages on. The price of long-term bonds has been rising relentlessly for the past 10 years. The bulls argue that long-term interest rates will continue…
Options Expiration
Standard monthly options will expire at the end of the week. We have 7 open positions that we would like to address. This month we had a few trades that…
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…