Well obviously, the banks like the pop in yields. This was a confounding relationship for a few weeks and it caused me a minor squall of turmoil, both in my…
It has been frustrating for me trying to manage the long-term interest rate backdrop. I saw all the reason in the world that the 10yr & 30yr would take a…
Folks, the 'yield's rising to the limiters' near-term plan has been frustrating. Not for my own investment and trading because I've stayed balanced with a focus on interest rate neutral…
On Monday we noted the levels that would signal the potential for more than a "blip" of a market pullback if indexes closed below them. The Dow closed below last…
Why has this market been so challenging for me? Well, for one thing a logical connection between the KBE/SPY ratio and yields broke recently as long-term yields rammed upward and…
I am staying patient on this not only because the daily charts have not completely given up the rising yields play, but also because the monthly charts still look poised…
Last week these moderators were included in a post about the breakout in long-term yields and its implications... "This week, assuming it is confirmed by remaining active through the FOMC…
This morning in pre-market the 10yr US Treasury Note it testing its breakdown at the blue dot on the chart. And the 10yr yield is testing the top of its…
Folks, as a portfolio balancer things are becoming clearer, assuming the move up in interest rates is real today (see this post showing the details). As a trader, things continue…
If this morning's break above resistance is real you'll need to have your thinking caps on in the coming weeks. It's about to get really noisy out there. If the…
Everybody knows (or should know) that the leadership of the Pigs to the stock market is directed by long-term interest rates. Here's the KBE/SPY ratio against the 10yr yield. If…
Time once again for a review of the big picture, because... perspective. For example, in my mind I feel that training has been done to not expect a real whopper…
As everybody knows, long-term interest rates have been rising since the beginning of September, well before the FOMC supposedly surprised markets with a lean to a hawkish stance (for December)…
The US dollar is finally bouncing and so are Treasury yields. One of several legs that could get kicked out from under the S&P 500's potentially bearish table is a…