Bonds and notes made an impressive attempt at a Friday rally, but the volume nor the news was able to support mid-session gains. There were absolutely no economic reports for traders to move on, making the highlight (or lowlight) of the day a speech by President Obama on healthcare.
There is a lot of supply coming down the tube. The Treasury will be auctioning $42 billion in 5-year notes on Wednesday, $32 billion in 7-year notes on Thursday and a boatload of bills on Monday. While supply in itself is bearish, the relentlessly strong demand has enabled auctions to be relatively bullish for Treasuries.
The near-term direction in Treasuries could be decided by stock trade. Although the negative correlation between the two asset classes has been disconnected as of late, the relationship seems to be revised by lower equities. Should the major stock indices struggle to maintain current values (as we think will be the case) the bond market could benefit from a temporary bout of short covering and buy stop running.
We are hoping for a little more excitement next week. The economic calendar lists existing and new home sales data, durable goods orders, GDP and Michigan Sentiment.
Both the 30-year bond and 10-year note futures fell a bit short of our original projections of the mid to high 118’s and near 118, respectively. We would like to see what Monday looks like, but our gut tells us that the rally might have a little more squeezing to do. For now, we are cautiously looking slightly higher.
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**Seasonality is already be factored into current prices, any references to such does not indicate future market action.
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Carley Garner
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