THE HEADLINE: One Hedge Fund Manager Is Betting A Quarter Of His Money On A Credit ETF “Death Spiral” MATASII SII ANALYSIS: LQD Corporate Bond ETF IDEA – March 4, 2018: The weekly (left) chart for LQD shows a significant lift from $78.00 in 2009; topping around $124.00 in 2012; and moving sideways in a slightly contracting […]
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MATASII’S PROPRIETARY “MATA INDICATOR” CALLED THE CORPORATE INVESTMENT GRADE SELLOFF
MATASII’S PROPRIETARY “MATA INDICATOR” CALLED THE CORPORATE INVESTMENT GRADE SELLOFF MATASII SII ANALYSIS: LQD Corporate Bond ETF IDEA – March 4, 2018: The weekly (left) chart for LQD shows a significant lift from $78.00 in 2009; topping around $124.00 in 2012; and moving sideways in a slightly contracting wedge since. The boundaries of the wedge pattern […]
MATASII SII CALLED IT IN ADVANCE >> WORST OCTOBER FOR JUNK BONDS SINCE 2008 AS YIELDS SURGE
THE HEADLINE: Worst October For Junk Bonds Since 2008 As Yields Surge MATASII SII ANALYSIS: LQD Corporate Bond ETF IDEA – March 4, 2018: The weekly (left) chart for LQD shows a significant lift from $78.00 in 2009; topping around $124.00 in 2012; and moving sideways in a slightly contracting wedge since. The boundaries of the wedge […]
HIGH YIELD BOND ALERT – “JNK” & “HYG” NOW AT MATASII DOWNSIDE TRIGGER
HIGH YIELD BOND ALERT – “JNK” & “HYG” NOW AT MATASII DOWNSIDE TRIGGER 1- The MATASII BOND & CREDIT SII HAS BEEN WARNING OF THIS FOR SOME TIME (See SII Page): PRESENT MATASII FOCUS IS TWO FOLD HY CORPORATE JUNK BONDS – Is Setting Up for a Major Decline As Credit Markets Tighten (See “Road Map […]
THE 200 MMA IS NOW ACTING AS OVERHEAD RESISTANCE FOR THE 10Y UST NOTE
THE 200 MMA IS NOW ACTING AS OVERHEAD RESISTANCE FOR THE 10Y UST NOTE A PUBLIC SOURCED GRAPHIC FOR MATASII (SUBSCRIBERS-SII & PUBLIC ACCESS) READERS REFERENCE SII – BONDS & CREDIT On the monthly charts, 10-year Treasury yields look like they want to go up, but they failed rather miserably at the 200-month moving average. However, we […]
MATASII’s 2 YEAR TNX BOND MARKET CALL OF 3.15-3.30% IN CHARTS
MATASII’s 2 YEAR TNX BOND MARKET CALL OF 3.15-3.30% IN CHARTS STRATEGIC INVESTMENT INSIGHTS (SII) One of Our 2017-2018 Insights Has Been to Short US Treasuries (TNX) OUR ORIGINAL 01-19-17 INSIGHT AND POST OUR CALL FOR WHEN & WHERE FOR THE TURN WAS WELL IN ADVANCE ON MARCH 21, 2017 OUR CALL FOR […]
MAJOR RED FLAG: LEVERAGED (COV-LITE) LOANS SURPASS HY JUNK BONDS
MAJOR RED FLAG: LEVERAGED (COV-LITE) LOANS SURPASS HY JUNK BONDS A PUBLIC SOURCED ARTICLE FOR MATASII (SUBSCRIBERS-SII & PUBLIC ACCESS) READERS REFERENCE SII – BONDS & CREDIT — SII – LENDERS (INSTITUTIONAL LEVERAGED LOAN FUNDS) 10-18-18 – “”We’re In Uncharted Territory”: In Historic Milestone, Leveraged Loan Market Overtakes Junk Bonds” At the start of the month, we highlighted that the […]
BOND TRADERS ARE PAID BIG TO DUMP US TREASURIES & GO ABROAD
BOND TRADERS ARE PAID BIG TO DUMP US TREASURIES & GO ABROAD A PUBLIC SOURCED ARTICLE FOR MATASII (SUBSCRIBERS-SII & PUBLIC ACCESS) READERS REFERENCE SII – BONDS & CREDIT 10-17-18 – Bloomberg – “Bond Traders Are Paid Big to Dump U.S. Treasuries and Go Abroad” Low-yield bunds, JGBs earn higher returns on FX hedging profit Foreigners staying home as […]
AS DUST SETTLES WE SEE THE EVIDENCE ON WHY BOND YIELDS SURGED
AS DUST SETTLES WE SEE THE EVIDENCE ON WHY BOND YIELDS SURGED The US 10y yield managed to smash through its multi-decade downtrend last week, mainly due to the fact that the CFTC data showed that speculators had already built unprecedented large short positions. It seemed that every man, woman and child was already bearish and […]
THE CRITICAL TAKEAWAYS FROM THE US “YIELD SHOCK”
THE CRITICAL TAKEAWAYS FROM THE US “YIELD SHOCK” — SOURCE: 10-04-18 Nomura, Bilal Hafeez – “3 Important Takeaways From The US Yield Shock” — KEY MESSAGES The market is pricing a higher neutral rate (r*), Euro real yields have also moved, The real story could be higher Japanese 10 Year yields Many are likely to […]