3-7 Year Treasury Bond Ishares (IEI) 123.10 $IEI
Noteworthy ETF Inflows: IEI
ETFChannel.com - 1 hr 51 mins ago
Looking today at week-over-week shares outstanding changes among the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, one standout is the iShares 3-7 Year Treasury Bond ETF where we have detected an approximate $86.3 million dollar inflow -- that's a 1.6%...
IEI: 123.10 (-0.22)
A Look At The Condition Of Prices That Will Absorb The Greek Referendum Results
Marc Chandler - at Seeking Alpha - Sat Jul 04, 12:59PM CDT
It is difficult to make much sense of the short-term price action in the foreign exchange market spurred by this or that headline about Greece. On the week, the euro lost about 0.6% against the dollar but outperformed the other major currencies save...
TBX: 29.97 (-0.01), DFVS: 31.36 (-0.53), TBZ: 28.82 (unch), DFVL: 64.20 (-1.30), GREK: 9.63 (-0.03), FXA: 73.08 (-0.28), SPY: 210.29 (+0.96), TYO: 17.70 (+0.13), ITE: 60.08 (-0.10), FXB: 153.14 (+0.17), OIL: 9.71 (+0.37), FXC: 77.06 (+0.17), SCHR: 53.76 (-0.09), GSY: 50.06 (unch), FXE: 108.22 (-0.34), FXF: 100.76 (-0.04), SYTL: 43.38 (unch), FIVZ: 80.23 (unch), VGIT: 64.62 (-0.07), IEI: 123.10 (-0.22), DTYL: 75.03 (+0.70), TYD: 44.50 (-0.40), DIG: 42.33 (+0.65), IEF: 105.59 (-0.26), PST: 24.07 (+0.12), UST: 55.49 (-0.26), FXY: 78.36 (-0.22), DTYS: 21.07 (+0.40), TYNS: 30.19 (-0.17), UUP: 25.33 (+0.06), UDN: 21.83 (-0.03)
Will The Turmoil In Greece Delay The First U.S. Rate Hike?
James Picerno - Seeking Alpha - Wed Jul 01, 2:16AM CDT
The escalating Greek crisis has raised new questions about the timing of the Federal Reserve's plans for the first US rate hike since 2006. But by some accounts, it's still mostly noise on this side of the Atlantic. "This isn't a 'watch Greece'...
DTYL: 75.03 (+0.70), IEI: 123.10 (-0.22), TBX: 29.97 (-0.01), DFVS: 31.36 (-0.53), TYD: 44.50 (-0.40), TBZ: 28.82 (unch), DFVL: 64.20 (-1.30), IEF: 105.59 (-0.26), PST: 24.07 (+0.12), GREK: 9.63 (-0.03), UST: 55.49 (-0.26), DTYS: 21.07 (+0.40), TYNS: 30.19 (-0.17), ITE: 60.08 (-0.10), TYO: 17.70 (+0.13), SCHR: 53.76 (-0.09), GSY: 50.06 (unch), SYTL: 43.38 (unch), FIVZ: 80.23 (unch), VGIT: 64.62 (-0.07)
When Market Breadth Stinks, Cash Is The Mouthwash
Gary Gordon - Seeking Alpha - Tue Jun 30, 12:51PM CDT
Perma-bulls on the major networks routinely gloss over the reduction in stock market breadth. For example, 60% of the Dow 30 components currently sit below long-term moving averages. When companies like Coca-Cola (NYSE: KO ), Wal-Mart (NYSE: WMT ),...
HACK: 30.37 (-0.63), IEI: 123.10 (-0.22), OEF: 93.53 (+0.49), XLV: 76.25 (+0.12)
BUYINS.NET: CALX, IEI, QQXT, CBOE Are Seasonally Ripe To Go Up In the Next Five Weeks
M2 - Thu Jun 25, 7:03AM CDT
BUYINS.NET / www.squeezetrigger.com is monitoring the Seasonality of Calix Inc (NYSE:CALX), Imperial Equities Inc (NYSE:IEI), First Trust Nasdaq 100 Technology Index Fund (NASDAQ:QQXT), CBOE HOLDINGS, INC (NASDAQ:CBOE) and each have a high seasonal probability to go Up in the next weeks. By identifying stocks that are poised to go up or down based on seasonal tendencies, traders can increase their odds of making money. SqueezeTrigger.com is able to analyze over 20 years of data in less than 1 second for any stock in the market and determine if the stock has a long or short seasonal bias, how many trading days the move is expected to last, the probability of that move and the percentage move the stock is expected to make based on the seasonal bias. The technology used to generate these predictions is available for a low monthly fee at:
IEI: 123.10 (-0.22), CALX: 8.50 (+1.50), CBOE: 60.58 (+0.23), QQXT: 43.07 (+0.25), IEI.VN: 4.900 (+0.100)
Will The U.S. Treasury Market Get A Summer Vacation?
Brian Romanchuk - at Seeking Alpha - Sun Jun 21, 6:09AM CDT
Despite rather panic-stricken headlines about bond market volatility, the 10-year Treasury Note yield is at a level which we saw in 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, and almost in 2010. I was trained to call this a "trading range", but it is clear...
DTYL: 75.03 (+0.70), IEI: 123.10 (-0.22), TBX: 29.97 (-0.01), DFVS: 31.36 (-0.53), TYD: 44.50 (-0.40), TBZ: 28.82 (unch), DFVL: 64.20 (-1.30), IEF: 105.59 (-0.26), PST: 24.07 (+0.12), SINF: 47.80 (unch), UST: 55.49 (-0.26), DTYS: 21.07 (+0.40), TYNS: 30.19 (-0.17), RINF: 31.11 (+0.64), FINF: 42.47 (-0.64), ITE: 60.08 (-0.10), TYO: 17.70 (+0.13), SCHR: 53.76 (-0.09), GSY: 50.06 (unch), UINF: 27.79 (+0.01), SYTL: 43.38 (unch), FIVZ: 80.23 (unch), VGIT: 64.62 (-0.07)
Rate Hikes Without Supporting Data?
James Picerno - at Seeking Alpha - Thu Jun 18, 9:28PM CDT
The Federal Reserve is talking about raising interest rates, but it's also lowering growth expectations. No wonder the market is uninspired to do much of anything at the moment. The benchmark 10-year yield was unchanged yesterday at 2.32%, based on...
DTYL: 75.03 (+0.70), IEI: 123.10 (-0.22), TBX: 29.97 (-0.01), DFVS: 31.36 (-0.53), TYD: 44.50 (-0.40), TBZ: 28.82 (unch), DFVL: 64.20 (-1.30), IEF: 105.59 (-0.26), PST: 24.07 (+0.12), UST: 55.49 (-0.26), DTYS: 21.07 (+0.40), TYNS: 30.19 (-0.17), TYO: 17.70 (+0.13), ITE: 60.08 (-0.10), SCHR: 53.76 (-0.09), GSY: 50.06 (unch), SYTL: 43.38 (unch), FIVZ: 80.23 (unch), VGIT: 64.62 (-0.07)
Fed economic projections little-changed from March; expected pace of hikes slows
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Wed Jun 17, 1:14PM CDT
TLH: 134.73 (-0.41), TBX: 29.97 (-0.01), DFVS: 31.36 (-0.53), TBZ: 28.82 (unch), DFVL: 64.20 (-1.30), DLBL: 71.54 (unch), TLO: 69.92 (-0.32), UBT: 73.49 (-0.93), TLT: 120.61 (-0.54), TBT: 46.75 (+0.43), DLBS: 22.76 (+0.33), ZROZ: 110.15 (-0.70), ITE: 60.08 (-0.10), TYO: 17.70 (+0.13), SCHO: 50.69 (-0.02), TTT: 41.59 (+0.60), GSY: 50.06 (unch), SCHR: 53.76 (-0.09), SYTL: 43.38 (unch), TYBS: 23.00 (-0.12), FIVZ: 80.23 (unch), VGIT: 64.62 (-0.07), DTYL: 75.03 (+0.70), IEI: 123.10 (-0.22), TYD: 44.50 (-0.40), PST: 24.07 (+0.12), IEF: 105.59 (-0.26), DTUS: 31.66 (+0.23), UST: 55.49 (-0.26), TENZ: 85.49 (-0.25), EDV: 114.73 (-0.88), DTYS: 21.07 (+0.40), TYNS: 30.19 (-0.17), TMV: 30.94 (+0.42), DTUL: 64.08 (-0.74), LBND: 48.87 (-0.42), SBND: 5.06 (+0.06), TBF: 25.42 (+0.12), TUZ: 50.95 (-0.03), SHY: 84.81 (-0.02), BIL: 45.70 (unch), VGLT: 74.75 (-0.36), SST: 30.26 (+0.03), VGSH: 61.10 (unch), TMF: 74.24 (-1.03), SHV: 110.28 (unch)
Predicting Bond Returns For The Next Decade
Novel Investor - at Seeking Alpha - Wed Jun 17, 12:24PM CDT
Two questions being asked right now about bonds is when will interest rates rise and how will it affect bond performance? Of course, these questions aren't unique to today. Investors always ask about interest rates and the potential impact to bond...
DTYL: 75.03 (+0.70), IEI: 123.10 (-0.22), TBX: 29.97 (-0.01), DFVS: 31.36 (-0.53), TYD: 44.50 (-0.40), TBZ: 28.82 (unch), DFVL: 64.20 (-1.30), IEF: 105.59 (-0.26), PST: 24.07 (+0.12), UST: 55.49 (-0.26), DTYS: 21.07 (+0.40), TYNS: 30.19 (-0.17), TYO: 17.70 (+0.13), ITE: 60.08 (-0.10), SCHR: 53.76 (-0.09), GSY: 50.06 (unch), SYTL: 43.38 (unch), FIVZ: 80.23 (unch), VGIT: 64.62 (-0.07)
Return Of The Bond Market Vigilantes?
Cam Hui, CFA - Seeking Alpha - Wed Jun 17, 6:53AM CDT
As we await the FOMC statement and the Janet Yellen press conference after the FOMC meeting, I thought that I would highlight the results of the latest BoAML Fund Manager Survey (FMS). A review of the FMS indicates that institutional managers...
DTYL: 75.03 (+0.70), IEI: 123.10 (-0.22), TBX: 29.97 (-0.01), DFVS: 31.36 (-0.53), TYD: 44.50 (-0.40), TBZ: 28.82 (unch), DFVL: 64.20 (-1.30), IEF: 105.59 (-0.26), PST: 24.07 (+0.12), SINF: 47.80 (unch), UST: 55.49 (-0.26), DTYS: 21.07 (+0.40), TYNS: 30.19 (-0.17), RINF: 31.11 (+0.64), FINF: 42.47 (-0.64), ITE: 60.08 (-0.10), TYO: 17.70 (+0.13), SCHR: 53.76 (-0.09), GSY: 50.06 (unch), UINF: 27.79 (+0.01), SYTL: 43.38 (unch), FIVZ: 80.23 (unch), VGIT: 64.62 (-0.07)
Money pours into Treasurys on Greek jitters, soft economic data
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Mon Jun 15, 8:27AM CDT
TLH: 134.73 (-0.41), TBX: 29.97 (-0.01), DFVS: 31.36 (-0.53), FEZ: 38.49 (+0.06), TBZ: 28.82 (unch), DFVL: 64.20 (-1.30), DLBL: 71.54 (unch), TLO: 69.92 (-0.32), UBT: 73.49 (-0.93), TLT: 120.61 (-0.54), TBT: 46.75 (+0.43), DLBS: 22.76 (+0.33), ZROZ: 110.15 (-0.70), ITE: 60.08 (-0.10), TYO: 17.70 (+0.13), TTT: 41.59 (+0.60), GSY: 50.06 (unch), SCHR: 53.76 (-0.09), SYTL: 43.38 (unch), TYBS: 23.00 (-0.12), FIVZ: 80.23 (unch), VGIT: 64.62 (-0.07), DTYL: 75.03 (+0.70), IEI: 123.10 (-0.22), TYD: 44.50 (-0.40), PST: 24.07 (+0.12), IEF: 105.59 (-0.26), UST: 55.49 (-0.26), TENZ: 85.49 (-0.25), EDV: 114.73 (-0.88), DTYS: 21.07 (+0.40), TYNS: 30.19 (-0.17), TMV: 30.94 (+0.42), LBND: 48.87 (-0.42), SBND: 5.06 (+0.06), TBF: 25.42 (+0.12), VGLT: 74.75 (-0.36), TMF: 74.24 (-1.03)
Dollar Tone Heavy; Can FOMC Lift It?
Marc Chandler - at Seeking Alpha - Sat Jun 13, 9:47AM CDT
After the strong US jobs data, there was no follow through buying of the dollar. The greenback fell against all the major currencies last week, save the New Zealand dollar, where the central bank cut rates and signaled the likelihood of another one....
TBX: 29.97 (-0.01), DFVS: 31.36 (-0.53), TBZ: 28.82 (unch), DFVL: 64.20 (-1.30), FXA: 73.08 (-0.28), SPY: 210.29 (+0.96), TYO: 17.70 (+0.13), ITE: 60.08 (-0.10), FXB: 153.14 (+0.17), OIL: 9.71 (+0.37), FXC: 77.06 (+0.17), SCHR: 53.76 (-0.09), GSY: 50.06 (unch), FXE: 108.22 (-0.34), FXF: 100.76 (-0.04), SYTL: 43.38 (unch), FIVZ: 80.23 (unch), VGIT: 64.62 (-0.07), IEI: 123.10 (-0.22), DTYL: 75.03 (+0.70), TYD: 44.50 (-0.40), PST: 24.07 (+0.12), DIG: 42.33 (+0.65), IEF: 105.59 (-0.26), UST: 55.49 (-0.26), FXY: 78.36 (-0.22), DTYS: 21.07 (+0.40), GGOV: 37.25 (+1.00), TYNS: 30.19 (-0.17), BUNT: 47.43 (-0.09), BUNL: 26.95 (unch)
Treasurys continue surge as money flows out of periphery
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Fri Jun 12, 9:59AM CDT
TLH: 134.73 (-0.41), TBX: 29.97 (-0.01), DFVS: 31.36 (-0.53), TBZ: 28.82 (unch), DFVL: 64.20 (-1.30), DLBL: 71.54 (unch), TLO: 69.92 (-0.32), UBT: 73.49 (-0.93), TLT: 120.61 (-0.54), TBT: 46.75 (+0.43), DLBS: 22.76 (+0.33), ZROZ: 110.15 (-0.70), ITE: 60.08 (-0.10), TYO: 17.70 (+0.13), TTT: 41.59 (+0.60), GSY: 50.06 (unch), SCHR: 53.76 (-0.09), SYTL: 43.38 (unch), TYBS: 23.00 (-0.12), FIVZ: 80.23 (unch), VGIT: 64.62 (-0.07), DTYL: 75.03 (+0.70), IEI: 123.10 (-0.22), TYD: 44.50 (-0.40), PST: 24.07 (+0.12), IEF: 105.59 (-0.26), UST: 55.49 (-0.26), TENZ: 85.49 (-0.25), EDV: 114.73 (-0.88), DTYS: 21.07 (+0.40), TYNS: 30.19 (-0.17), TMV: 30.94 (+0.42), LBND: 48.87 (-0.42), SBND: 5.06 (+0.06), TBF: 25.42 (+0.12), VGLT: 74.75 (-0.36), TMF: 74.24 (-1.03)
The Return Of The Bond Vigilantes
James Picerno - at Seeking Alpha - Thu Jun 11, 9:08AM CDT
US Treasury yields continued to rise yesterday, with the rate on the benchmark 10-year note reaching 2.50% - the highest level since last September, based on data from Treasury.gov. Meanwhile, the 2-year yield - considered the most sensitive spot on...
DTYL: 75.03 (+0.70), IEI: 123.10 (-0.22), TBX: 29.97 (-0.01), DFVS: 31.36 (-0.53), TYD: 44.50 (-0.40), TBZ: 28.82 (unch), DFVL: 64.20 (-1.30), IEF: 105.59 (-0.26), PST: 24.07 (+0.12), UST: 55.49 (-0.26), DTYS: 21.07 (+0.40), TYNS: 30.19 (-0.17), TYO: 17.70 (+0.13), ITE: 60.08 (-0.10), SCHR: 53.76 (-0.09), GSY: 50.06 (unch), SYTL: 43.38 (unch), FIVZ: 80.23 (unch), VGIT: 64.62 (-0.07)
Interest Rate Watch: Fed May Snub IMF's Call For Hike Delay
TD Ameritrade - Seeking Alpha - Wed Jun 10, 6:32AM CDT
The stock market's interest rate watch intensified in recent trading sessions after influential lender the International Monetary Fund (IMF) last week called on the U.S. to hold off on an interest rate hike until 2016. The IMF wants policy...
DTYL: 75.03 (+0.70), IEI: 123.10 (-0.22), TBX: 29.97 (-0.01), DFVS: 31.36 (-0.53), TYD: 44.50 (-0.40), TBZ: 28.82 (unch), DFVL: 64.20 (-1.30), IEF: 105.59 (-0.26), PST: 24.07 (+0.12), UST: 55.49 (-0.26), DTYS: 21.07 (+0.40), TYNS: 30.19 (-0.17), TYO: 17.70 (+0.13), ITE: 60.08 (-0.10), SCHR: 53.76 (-0.09), GSY: 50.06 (unch), SYTL: 43.38 (unch), FIVZ: 80.23 (unch), VGIT: 64.62 (-0.07)
Pop Goes The Treasury Rate
Brad Zigler - Seeking Alpha - Tue Jun 09, 4:20PM CDT
It's been a seminal week for interest rates. But you knew that, right? It's really been a seminal year. Remember back in January when the yield on the benchmark 10-year Treasury note dipped below the S&P 500 dividend rate? That's happened...
DTYL: 75.03 (+0.70), IEI: 123.10 (-0.22), TBX: 29.97 (-0.01), DFVS: 31.36 (-0.53), TYD: 44.50 (-0.40), TBZ: 28.82 (unch), DFVL: 64.20 (-1.30), IEF: 105.59 (-0.26), PST: 24.07 (+0.12), UST: 55.49 (-0.26), DTYS: 21.07 (+0.40), TYNS: 30.19 (-0.17), TYO: 17.70 (+0.13), ITE: 60.08 (-0.10), SCHR: 53.76 (-0.09), GSY: 50.06 (unch), SYTL: 43.38 (unch), FIVZ: 80.23 (unch), VGIT: 64.62 (-0.07)
For Rates, It's A Long Way To The Top
Kristina Hooper - Seeking Alpha - Tue Jun 09, 5:25AM CDT
The job market and monetary policy have one big thing in common: they're both looking more normal as data improves. Looking back, Friday's strong jobs report pushed stocks down for the week. Bonds sold off even more significantly, sending the yield...
DTYL: 75.03 (+0.70), IEI: 123.10 (-0.22), TBX: 29.97 (-0.01), DFVS: 31.36 (-0.53), TYD: 44.50 (-0.40), TBZ: 28.82 (unch), DFVL: 64.20 (-1.30), IEF: 105.59 (-0.26), PST: 24.07 (+0.12), UST: 55.49 (-0.26), DTYS: 21.07 (+0.40), TYNS: 30.19 (-0.17), TYO: 17.70 (+0.13), ITE: 60.08 (-0.10), SCHR: 53.76 (-0.09), GSY: 50.06 (unch), SYTL: 43.38 (unch), FIVZ: 80.23 (unch), VGIT: 64.62 (-0.07)
Me, Lord Marlboro, And The Dow?
Jeffrey Saut - Seeking Alpha - Tue Jun 09, 5:13AM CDT
Reminding us of the current market is an anecdote about the Sport of Kings that took place in London. An American race horse owner, while parading his entry in the paddock just before the event, fed the horse what appeared to be a white tablet....
TBX: 29.97 (-0.01), DFVS: 31.36 (-0.53), DFVL: 64.20 (-1.30), TBZ: 28.82 (unch), GREK: 9.63 (-0.03), USDU: 28.63 (+0.02), SPY: 210.29 (+0.96), TYO: 17.70 (+0.13), ITE: 60.08 (-0.10), DIA: 177.15 (+1.04), SCHR: 53.76 (-0.09), GSY: 50.06 (unch), SYTL: 43.38 (unch), FIVZ: 80.23 (unch), VGIT: 64.62 (-0.07), IEI: 123.10 (-0.22), DTYL: 75.03 (+0.70), TYD: 44.50 (-0.40), PST: 24.07 (+0.12), IEF: 105.59 (-0.26), UST: 55.49 (-0.26), EU: 20.54 (-0.08), DTYS: 21.07 (+0.40), UUP: 25.33 (+0.06), TYNS: 30.19 (-0.17), UDN: 21.83 (-0.03), FORX: 42.05 (+0.22)
A 'Bundsplosion'
Ivan Martchev - Seeking Alpha - Tue Jun 09, 5:09AM CDT
When Germany's 10-year bund yield dipped below 4 basis points (0.04%) in April, most traders were probably thinking it was going to go negative. After all, the two-year bund had already gone to -0.20% and all intermediate-term maturities had...
TBX: 29.97 (-0.01), DFVS: 31.36 (-0.53), DFVL: 64.20 (-1.30), TBZ: 28.82 (unch), GREK: 9.63 (-0.03), TYO: 17.70 (+0.13), ITE: 60.08 (-0.10), SCHR: 53.76 (-0.09), GSY: 50.06 (unch), SYTL: 43.38 (unch), FIVZ: 80.23 (unch), VGIT: 64.62 (-0.07), CBON: 25.16 (+0.02), IEI: 123.10 (-0.22), DTYL: 75.03 (+0.70), DSUM: 24.50 (+0.07), TYD: 44.50 (-0.40), PST: 24.07 (+0.12), IEF: 105.59 (-0.26), UST: 55.49 (-0.26), CHNB: 38.03 (+0.13), EU: 20.54 (-0.08), DTYS: 21.07 (+0.40), GGOV: 37.25 (+1.00), TYNS: 30.19 (-0.17), BUNT: 47.43 (-0.09), BUNL: 26.95 (unch)
The Most Important Canary In The Coal Mine
Jay Taylor - at Seeking Alpha - Tue Jun 09, 12:56AM CDT
Something big is going on now in the U.S. Treasury markets. Brokers and dealers are dumping U.S. Treasuries, as evidenced by the chart on your left. Note how these insiders continued to increase their holdings all the way from the massive...
DTYL: 75.03 (+0.70), IEI: 123.10 (-0.22), TBX: 29.97 (-0.01), DFVS: 31.36 (-0.53), TYD: 44.50 (-0.40), TBZ: 28.82 (unch), DFVL: 64.20 (-1.30), IEF: 105.59 (-0.26), PST: 24.07 (+0.12), UST: 55.49 (-0.26), DTYS: 21.07 (+0.40), TYNS: 30.19 (-0.17), TYO: 17.70 (+0.13), ITE: 60.08 (-0.10), SCHR: 53.76 (-0.09), GSY: 50.06 (unch), SYTL: 43.38 (unch), FIVZ: 80.23 (unch), VGIT: 64.62 (-0.07)
Noteworthy ETF Inflows: IEI
ETFChannel.com - 1 hr 51 mins ago
Looking today at week-over-week shares outstanding changes among the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, one standout is the iShares 3-7 Year Treasury Bond ETF where we have detected an approximate $86.3 million dollar inflow -- that's a 1.6%...
IEI: 123.10 (-0.22)
A Look At The Condition Of Prices That Will Absorb The Greek Referendum Results
Marc Chandler - at Seeking Alpha - Sat Jul 04, 12:59PM CDT
It is difficult to make much sense of the short-term price action in the foreign exchange market spurred by this or that headline about Greece. On the week, the euro lost about 0.6% against the dollar but outperformed the other major currencies save...
TBX: 29.97 (-0.01), DFVS: 31.36 (-0.53), TBZ: 28.82 (unch), DFVL: 64.20 (-1.30), GREK: 9.63 (-0.03), FXA: 73.08 (-0.28), SPY: 210.29 (+0.96), TYO: 17.70 (+0.13), ITE: 60.08 (-0.10), FXB: 153.14 (+0.17), OIL: 9.71 (+0.37), FXC: 77.06 (+0.17), SCHR: 53.76 (-0.09), GSY: 50.06 (unch), FXE: 108.22 (-0.34), FXF: 100.76 (-0.04), SYTL: 43.38 (unch), FIVZ: 80.23 (unch), VGIT: 64.62 (-0.07), IEI: 123.10 (-0.22), DTYL: 75.03 (+0.70), TYD: 44.50 (-0.40), DIG: 42.33 (+0.65), IEF: 105.59 (-0.26), PST: 24.07 (+0.12), UST: 55.49 (-0.26), FXY: 78.36 (-0.22), DTYS: 21.07 (+0.40), TYNS: 30.19 (-0.17), UUP: 25.33 (+0.06), UDN: 21.83 (-0.03)
Will The Turmoil In Greece Delay The First U.S. Rate Hike?
James Picerno - Seeking Alpha - Wed Jul 01, 2:16AM CDT
The escalating Greek crisis has raised new questions about the timing of the Federal Reserve's plans for the first US rate hike since 2006. But by some accounts, it's still mostly noise on this side of the Atlantic. "This isn't a 'watch Greece'...
DTYL: 75.03 (+0.70), IEI: 123.10 (-0.22), TBX: 29.97 (-0.01), DFVS: 31.36 (-0.53), TYD: 44.50 (-0.40), TBZ: 28.82 (unch), DFVL: 64.20 (-1.30), IEF: 105.59 (-0.26), PST: 24.07 (+0.12), GREK: 9.63 (-0.03), UST: 55.49 (-0.26), DTYS: 21.07 (+0.40), TYNS: 30.19 (-0.17), ITE: 60.08 (-0.10), TYO: 17.70 (+0.13), SCHR: 53.76 (-0.09), GSY: 50.06 (unch), SYTL: 43.38 (unch), FIVZ: 80.23 (unch), VGIT: 64.62 (-0.07)
When Market Breadth Stinks, Cash Is The Mouthwash
Gary Gordon - Seeking Alpha - Tue Jun 30, 12:51PM CDT
Perma-bulls on the major networks routinely gloss over the reduction in stock market breadth. For example, 60% of the Dow 30 components currently sit below long-term moving averages. When companies like Coca-Cola (NYSE: KO ), Wal-Mart (NYSE: WMT ),...
HACK: 30.37 (-0.63), IEI: 123.10 (-0.22), OEF: 93.53 (+0.49), XLV: 76.25 (+0.12)
BUYINS.NET: CALX, IEI, QQXT, CBOE Are Seasonally Ripe To Go Up In the Next Five Weeks
M2 - Thu Jun 25, 7:03AM CDT
BUYINS.NET / www.squeezetrigger.com is monitoring the Seasonality of Calix Inc (NYSE:CALX), Imperial Equities Inc (NYSE:IEI), First Trust Nasdaq 100 Technology Index Fund (NASDAQ:QQXT), CBOE HOLDINGS, INC (NASDAQ:CBOE) and each have a high seasonal probability to go Up in the next weeks. By identifying stocks that are poised to go up or down based on seasonal tendencies, traders can increase their odds of making money. SqueezeTrigger.com is able to analyze over 20 years of data in less than 1 second for any stock in the market and determine if the stock has a long or short seasonal bias, how many trading days the move is expected to last, the probability of that move and the percentage move the stock is expected to make based on the seasonal bias. The technology used to generate these predictions is available for a low monthly fee at:
IEI: 123.10 (-0.22), CALX: 8.50 (+1.50), CBOE: 60.58 (+0.23), QQXT: 43.07 (+0.25), IEI.VN: 4.900 (+0.100)
Will The U.S. Treasury Market Get A Summer Vacation?
Brian Romanchuk - at Seeking Alpha - Sun Jun 21, 6:09AM CDT
Despite rather panic-stricken headlines about bond market volatility, the 10-year Treasury Note yield is at a level which we saw in 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, and almost in 2010. I was trained to call this a "trading range", but it is clear...
DTYL: 75.03 (+0.70), IEI: 123.10 (-0.22), TBX: 29.97 (-0.01), DFVS: 31.36 (-0.53), TYD: 44.50 (-0.40), TBZ: 28.82 (unch), DFVL: 64.20 (-1.30), IEF: 105.59 (-0.26), PST: 24.07 (+0.12), SINF: 47.80 (unch), UST: 55.49 (-0.26), DTYS: 21.07 (+0.40), TYNS: 30.19 (-0.17), RINF: 31.11 (+0.64), FINF: 42.47 (-0.64), ITE: 60.08 (-0.10), TYO: 17.70 (+0.13), SCHR: 53.76 (-0.09), GSY: 50.06 (unch), UINF: 27.79 (+0.01), SYTL: 43.38 (unch), FIVZ: 80.23 (unch), VGIT: 64.62 (-0.07)
Rate Hikes Without Supporting Data?
James Picerno - at Seeking Alpha - Thu Jun 18, 9:28PM CDT
The Federal Reserve is talking about raising interest rates, but it's also lowering growth expectations. No wonder the market is uninspired to do much of anything at the moment. The benchmark 10-year yield was unchanged yesterday at 2.32%, based on...
DTYL: 75.03 (+0.70), IEI: 123.10 (-0.22), TBX: 29.97 (-0.01), DFVS: 31.36 (-0.53), TYD: 44.50 (-0.40), TBZ: 28.82 (unch), DFVL: 64.20 (-1.30), IEF: 105.59 (-0.26), PST: 24.07 (+0.12), UST: 55.49 (-0.26), DTYS: 21.07 (+0.40), TYNS: 30.19 (-0.17), TYO: 17.70 (+0.13), ITE: 60.08 (-0.10), SCHR: 53.76 (-0.09), GSY: 50.06 (unch), SYTL: 43.38 (unch), FIVZ: 80.23 (unch), VGIT: 64.62 (-0.07)
Fed economic projections little-changed from March; expected pace of hikes slows
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Wed Jun 17, 1:14PM CDT
TLH: 134.73 (-0.41), TBX: 29.97 (-0.01), DFVS: 31.36 (-0.53), TBZ: 28.82 (unch), DFVL: 64.20 (-1.30), DLBL: 71.54 (unch), TLO: 69.92 (-0.32), UBT: 73.49 (-0.93), TLT: 120.61 (-0.54), TBT: 46.75 (+0.43), DLBS: 22.76 (+0.33), ZROZ: 110.15 (-0.70), ITE: 60.08 (-0.10), TYO: 17.70 (+0.13), SCHO: 50.69 (-0.02), TTT: 41.59 (+0.60), GSY: 50.06 (unch), SCHR: 53.76 (-0.09), SYTL: 43.38 (unch), TYBS: 23.00 (-0.12), FIVZ: 80.23 (unch), VGIT: 64.62 (-0.07), DTYL: 75.03 (+0.70), IEI: 123.10 (-0.22), TYD: 44.50 (-0.40), PST: 24.07 (+0.12), IEF: 105.59 (-0.26), DTUS: 31.66 (+0.23), UST: 55.49 (-0.26), TENZ: 85.49 (-0.25), EDV: 114.73 (-0.88), DTYS: 21.07 (+0.40), TYNS: 30.19 (-0.17), TMV: 30.94 (+0.42), DTUL: 64.08 (-0.74), LBND: 48.87 (-0.42), SBND: 5.06 (+0.06), TBF: 25.42 (+0.12), TUZ: 50.95 (-0.03), SHY: 84.81 (-0.02), BIL: 45.70 (unch), VGLT: 74.75 (-0.36), SST: 30.26 (+0.03), VGSH: 61.10 (unch), TMF: 74.24 (-1.03), SHV: 110.28 (unch)
Predicting Bond Returns For The Next Decade
Novel Investor - at Seeking Alpha - Wed Jun 17, 12:24PM CDT
Two questions being asked right now about bonds is when will interest rates rise and how will it affect bond performance? Of course, these questions aren't unique to today. Investors always ask about interest rates and the potential impact to bond...
DTYL: 75.03 (+0.70), IEI: 123.10 (-0.22), TBX: 29.97 (-0.01), DFVS: 31.36 (-0.53), TYD: 44.50 (-0.40), TBZ: 28.82 (unch), DFVL: 64.20 (-1.30), IEF: 105.59 (-0.26), PST: 24.07 (+0.12), UST: 55.49 (-0.26), DTYS: 21.07 (+0.40), TYNS: 30.19 (-0.17), TYO: 17.70 (+0.13), ITE: 60.08 (-0.10), SCHR: 53.76 (-0.09), GSY: 50.06 (unch), SYTL: 43.38 (unch), FIVZ: 80.23 (unch), VGIT: 64.62 (-0.07)
Return Of The Bond Market Vigilantes?
Cam Hui, CFA - Seeking Alpha - Wed Jun 17, 6:53AM CDT
As we await the FOMC statement and the Janet Yellen press conference after the FOMC meeting, I thought that I would highlight the results of the latest BoAML Fund Manager Survey (FMS). A review of the FMS indicates that institutional managers...
DTYL: 75.03 (+0.70), IEI: 123.10 (-0.22), TBX: 29.97 (-0.01), DFVS: 31.36 (-0.53), TYD: 44.50 (-0.40), TBZ: 28.82 (unch), DFVL: 64.20 (-1.30), IEF: 105.59 (-0.26), PST: 24.07 (+0.12), SINF: 47.80 (unch), UST: 55.49 (-0.26), DTYS: 21.07 (+0.40), TYNS: 30.19 (-0.17), RINF: 31.11 (+0.64), FINF: 42.47 (-0.64), ITE: 60.08 (-0.10), TYO: 17.70 (+0.13), SCHR: 53.76 (-0.09), GSY: 50.06 (unch), UINF: 27.79 (+0.01), SYTL: 43.38 (unch), FIVZ: 80.23 (unch), VGIT: 64.62 (-0.07)
Money pours into Treasurys on Greek jitters, soft economic data
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Mon Jun 15, 8:27AM CDT
TLH: 134.73 (-0.41), TBX: 29.97 (-0.01), DFVS: 31.36 (-0.53), FEZ: 38.49 (+0.06), TBZ: 28.82 (unch), DFVL: 64.20 (-1.30), DLBL: 71.54 (unch), TLO: 69.92 (-0.32), UBT: 73.49 (-0.93), TLT: 120.61 (-0.54), TBT: 46.75 (+0.43), DLBS: 22.76 (+0.33), ZROZ: 110.15 (-0.70), ITE: 60.08 (-0.10), TYO: 17.70 (+0.13), TTT: 41.59 (+0.60), GSY: 50.06 (unch), SCHR: 53.76 (-0.09), SYTL: 43.38 (unch), TYBS: 23.00 (-0.12), FIVZ: 80.23 (unch), VGIT: 64.62 (-0.07), DTYL: 75.03 (+0.70), IEI: 123.10 (-0.22), TYD: 44.50 (-0.40), PST: 24.07 (+0.12), IEF: 105.59 (-0.26), UST: 55.49 (-0.26), TENZ: 85.49 (-0.25), EDV: 114.73 (-0.88), DTYS: 21.07 (+0.40), TYNS: 30.19 (-0.17), TMV: 30.94 (+0.42), LBND: 48.87 (-0.42), SBND: 5.06 (+0.06), TBF: 25.42 (+0.12), VGLT: 74.75 (-0.36), TMF: 74.24 (-1.03)
Dollar Tone Heavy; Can FOMC Lift It?
Marc Chandler - at Seeking Alpha - Sat Jun 13, 9:47AM CDT
After the strong US jobs data, there was no follow through buying of the dollar. The greenback fell against all the major currencies last week, save the New Zealand dollar, where the central bank cut rates and signaled the likelihood of another one....
TBX: 29.97 (-0.01), DFVS: 31.36 (-0.53), TBZ: 28.82 (unch), DFVL: 64.20 (-1.30), FXA: 73.08 (-0.28), SPY: 210.29 (+0.96), TYO: 17.70 (+0.13), ITE: 60.08 (-0.10), FXB: 153.14 (+0.17), OIL: 9.71 (+0.37), FXC: 77.06 (+0.17), SCHR: 53.76 (-0.09), GSY: 50.06 (unch), FXE: 108.22 (-0.34), FXF: 100.76 (-0.04), SYTL: 43.38 (unch), FIVZ: 80.23 (unch), VGIT: 64.62 (-0.07), IEI: 123.10 (-0.22), DTYL: 75.03 (+0.70), TYD: 44.50 (-0.40), PST: 24.07 (+0.12), DIG: 42.33 (+0.65), IEF: 105.59 (-0.26), UST: 55.49 (-0.26), FXY: 78.36 (-0.22), DTYS: 21.07 (+0.40), GGOV: 37.25 (+1.00), TYNS: 30.19 (-0.17), BUNT: 47.43 (-0.09), BUNL: 26.95 (unch)
Treasurys continue surge as money flows out of periphery
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Fri Jun 12, 9:59AM CDT
TLH: 134.73 (-0.41), TBX: 29.97 (-0.01), DFVS: 31.36 (-0.53), TBZ: 28.82 (unch), DFVL: 64.20 (-1.30), DLBL: 71.54 (unch), TLO: 69.92 (-0.32), UBT: 73.49 (-0.93), TLT: 120.61 (-0.54), TBT: 46.75 (+0.43), DLBS: 22.76 (+0.33), ZROZ: 110.15 (-0.70), ITE: 60.08 (-0.10), TYO: 17.70 (+0.13), TTT: 41.59 (+0.60), GSY: 50.06 (unch), SCHR: 53.76 (-0.09), SYTL: 43.38 (unch), TYBS: 23.00 (-0.12), FIVZ: 80.23 (unch), VGIT: 64.62 (-0.07), DTYL: 75.03 (+0.70), IEI: 123.10 (-0.22), TYD: 44.50 (-0.40), PST: 24.07 (+0.12), IEF: 105.59 (-0.26), UST: 55.49 (-0.26), TENZ: 85.49 (-0.25), EDV: 114.73 (-0.88), DTYS: 21.07 (+0.40), TYNS: 30.19 (-0.17), TMV: 30.94 (+0.42), LBND: 48.87 (-0.42), SBND: 5.06 (+0.06), TBF: 25.42 (+0.12), VGLT: 74.75 (-0.36), TMF: 74.24 (-1.03)
The Return Of The Bond Vigilantes
James Picerno - at Seeking Alpha - Thu Jun 11, 9:08AM CDT
US Treasury yields continued to rise yesterday, with the rate on the benchmark 10-year note reaching 2.50% - the highest level since last September, based on data from Treasury.gov. Meanwhile, the 2-year yield - considered the most sensitive spot on...
DTYL: 75.03 (+0.70), IEI: 123.10 (-0.22), TBX: 29.97 (-0.01), DFVS: 31.36 (-0.53), TYD: 44.50 (-0.40), TBZ: 28.82 (unch), DFVL: 64.20 (-1.30), IEF: 105.59 (-0.26), PST: 24.07 (+0.12), UST: 55.49 (-0.26), DTYS: 21.07 (+0.40), TYNS: 30.19 (-0.17), TYO: 17.70 (+0.13), ITE: 60.08 (-0.10), SCHR: 53.76 (-0.09), GSY: 50.06 (unch), SYTL: 43.38 (unch), FIVZ: 80.23 (unch), VGIT: 64.62 (-0.07)
Interest Rate Watch: Fed May Snub IMF's Call For Hike Delay
TD Ameritrade - Seeking Alpha - Wed Jun 10, 6:32AM CDT
The stock market's interest rate watch intensified in recent trading sessions after influential lender the International Monetary Fund (IMF) last week called on the U.S. to hold off on an interest rate hike until 2016. The IMF wants policy...
DTYL: 75.03 (+0.70), IEI: 123.10 (-0.22), TBX: 29.97 (-0.01), DFVS: 31.36 (-0.53), TYD: 44.50 (-0.40), TBZ: 28.82 (unch), DFVL: 64.20 (-1.30), IEF: 105.59 (-0.26), PST: 24.07 (+0.12), UST: 55.49 (-0.26), DTYS: 21.07 (+0.40), TYNS: 30.19 (-0.17), TYO: 17.70 (+0.13), ITE: 60.08 (-0.10), SCHR: 53.76 (-0.09), GSY: 50.06 (unch), SYTL: 43.38 (unch), FIVZ: 80.23 (unch), VGIT: 64.62 (-0.07)
Pop Goes The Treasury Rate
Brad Zigler - Seeking Alpha - Tue Jun 09, 4:20PM CDT
It's been a seminal week for interest rates. But you knew that, right? It's really been a seminal year. Remember back in January when the yield on the benchmark 10-year Treasury note dipped below the S&P 500 dividend rate? That's happened...
DTYL: 75.03 (+0.70), IEI: 123.10 (-0.22), TBX: 29.97 (-0.01), DFVS: 31.36 (-0.53), TYD: 44.50 (-0.40), TBZ: 28.82 (unch), DFVL: 64.20 (-1.30), IEF: 105.59 (-0.26), PST: 24.07 (+0.12), UST: 55.49 (-0.26), DTYS: 21.07 (+0.40), TYNS: 30.19 (-0.17), TYO: 17.70 (+0.13), ITE: 60.08 (-0.10), SCHR: 53.76 (-0.09), GSY: 50.06 (unch), SYTL: 43.38 (unch), FIVZ: 80.23 (unch), VGIT: 64.62 (-0.07)
For Rates, It's A Long Way To The Top
Kristina Hooper - Seeking Alpha - Tue Jun 09, 5:25AM CDT
The job market and monetary policy have one big thing in common: they're both looking more normal as data improves. Looking back, Friday's strong jobs report pushed stocks down for the week. Bonds sold off even more significantly, sending the yield...
DTYL: 75.03 (+0.70), IEI: 123.10 (-0.22), TBX: 29.97 (-0.01), DFVS: 31.36 (-0.53), TYD: 44.50 (-0.40), TBZ: 28.82 (unch), DFVL: 64.20 (-1.30), IEF: 105.59 (-0.26), PST: 24.07 (+0.12), UST: 55.49 (-0.26), DTYS: 21.07 (+0.40), TYNS: 30.19 (-0.17), TYO: 17.70 (+0.13), ITE: 60.08 (-0.10), SCHR: 53.76 (-0.09), GSY: 50.06 (unch), SYTL: 43.38 (unch), FIVZ: 80.23 (unch), VGIT: 64.62 (-0.07)
Me, Lord Marlboro, And The Dow?
Jeffrey Saut - Seeking Alpha - Tue Jun 09, 5:13AM CDT
Reminding us of the current market is an anecdote about the Sport of Kings that took place in London. An American race horse owner, while parading his entry in the paddock just before the event, fed the horse what appeared to be a white tablet....
TBX: 29.97 (-0.01), DFVS: 31.36 (-0.53), DFVL: 64.20 (-1.30), TBZ: 28.82 (unch), GREK: 9.63 (-0.03), USDU: 28.63 (+0.02), SPY: 210.29 (+0.96), TYO: 17.70 (+0.13), ITE: 60.08 (-0.10), DIA: 177.15 (+1.04), SCHR: 53.76 (-0.09), GSY: 50.06 (unch), SYTL: 43.38 (unch), FIVZ: 80.23 (unch), VGIT: 64.62 (-0.07), IEI: 123.10 (-0.22), DTYL: 75.03 (+0.70), TYD: 44.50 (-0.40), PST: 24.07 (+0.12), IEF: 105.59 (-0.26), UST: 55.49 (-0.26), EU: 20.54 (-0.08), DTYS: 21.07 (+0.40), UUP: 25.33 (+0.06), TYNS: 30.19 (-0.17), UDN: 21.83 (-0.03), FORX: 42.05 (+0.22)
A 'Bundsplosion'
Ivan Martchev - Seeking Alpha - Tue Jun 09, 5:09AM CDT
When Germany's 10-year bund yield dipped below 4 basis points (0.04%) in April, most traders were probably thinking it was going to go negative. After all, the two-year bund had already gone to -0.20% and all intermediate-term maturities had...
TBX: 29.97 (-0.01), DFVS: 31.36 (-0.53), DFVL: 64.20 (-1.30), TBZ: 28.82 (unch), GREK: 9.63 (-0.03), TYO: 17.70 (+0.13), ITE: 60.08 (-0.10), SCHR: 53.76 (-0.09), GSY: 50.06 (unch), SYTL: 43.38 (unch), FIVZ: 80.23 (unch), VGIT: 64.62 (-0.07), CBON: 25.16 (+0.02), IEI: 123.10 (-0.22), DTYL: 75.03 (+0.70), DSUM: 24.50 (+0.07), TYD: 44.50 (-0.40), PST: 24.07 (+0.12), IEF: 105.59 (-0.26), UST: 55.49 (-0.26), CHNB: 38.03 (+0.13), EU: 20.54 (-0.08), DTYS: 21.07 (+0.40), GGOV: 37.25 (+1.00), TYNS: 30.19 (-0.17), BUNT: 47.43 (-0.09), BUNL: 26.95 (unch)
The Most Important Canary In The Coal Mine
Jay Taylor - at Seeking Alpha - Tue Jun 09, 12:56AM CDT
Something big is going on now in the U.S. Treasury markets. Brokers and dealers are dumping U.S. Treasuries, as evidenced by the chart on your left. Note how these insiders continued to increase their holdings all the way from the massive...
DTYL: 75.03 (+0.70), IEI: 123.10 (-0.22), TBX: 29.97 (-0.01), DFVS: 31.36 (-0.53), TYD: 44.50 (-0.40), TBZ: 28.82 (unch), DFVL: 64.20 (-1.30), IEF: 105.59 (-0.26), PST: 24.07 (+0.12), UST: 55.49 (-0.26), DTYS: 21.07 (+0.40), TYNS: 30.19 (-0.17), TYO: 17.70 (+0.13), ITE: 60.08 (-0.10), SCHR: 53.76 (-0.09), GSY: 50.06 (unch), SYTL: 43.38 (unch), FIVZ: 80.23 (unch), VGIT: 64.62 (-0.07)
