The Fed is now expected to start cutting rates in May 2024
Here's how bonds have performed during prior rate-cutting cycles... Source: Charlie Bilello
The crowd is piling into TLT (iShares US Treasuries 20y+ ETF) calls
Friday was the largest TLT call volume ever. Source: TME, GS
How low can the US 10-year bond yield go?
The US 10 year is breaking well below the short term trend line, hitting the 50 day right here. There is a small support here, but the bigger support is down around 4.3%. Note that the 200 day remains way lower, down around 3.95%. Source: TME
The 10-year note yield is now down ~35 basis points in just 5 days
This is the biggest pullback in treasury yields since the October 6th high. Let's keep in mind that it is not only due to a shift in Fed expectations, but rather a shift in US Treasury borrowing. As the US Treasury ramps up issuances of short-term debt, long-dated bonds are falling. However, higher for longer Fed policy seems to be setting a floor on this pullback. Source: The Kobeissi Letter
The negative bonds world is gone, with also a Japanese bond maturing in 24 trading at 0% yesterday
Source: From Macro to Micro
While there are reasons to turn tactically bullish on long dated US Treasuries ->
Let's not forget that Treasury supply (at the time of QT and waning demand stemming from China, Saudi and the likes) remains a headwind for the bond market
The US Bond Market has now been in a drawdown for 39 months, by far the longest bond bear market in history
Source: Charlie Bilello
Marketable US Treasury Debt to Explode by $2.85 Trillion in the 10 Months from End of Debt Ceiling to March 31, 2024
In total, over those two quarters marketable debt will have increased by $1.59 trillion! This follows the $1.01 billion increase in Q3, and the surge in June after the debt ceiling ended. At the beginning of Q4, marketable debt outstanding was $26.04 trillion. The government will add $1.59 trillion to it, pushing it to $27.6 trillion by March 31, 2024. Source: Wolfstreet, WallStreetSilver
