TLT: Bonds ready for a big bounce?TLT (20+ Years Treasury Bond ETF)
Huge drop since January 2022.
If you connect all the big lows since 2013 and draw a line you will notice that TLT is now sitting on a huge support and has starting to bounce off the 119 level (Green line).
RSI weekly and daily oversold.
Let's see if we can get a decent bounce.
I'm long April 29 call. We can target 125, then maybe 130.
Stop loss at 119.
Trade safe
TLT
All Treasury Yields - Convergence at highs = lows comingPut together a chart to illustrate what happens when government treasury yields converge at the same amount at a market peak.
They consistently roll over and tank.
When yields tank, bonds go up in value.
Looks like a good spot to pick up some TLT.
Leading Indicators Reversal Still BearishThe JNK ETF looks like it is heading further down still -> Bearish for equities.
The IWM ETF is likely to follow through after closing at a low -> Bearish for equities
The DJT ETF looks a tad bearish too -> Bearish for equities
The VALUG looking to fail support, with a bearish candle for more downside -> Bearish for equities
The TIPS ETF continue down draft-> Bearish for equities
The TLT ETF is still diving -> still not seeing any flight to safety.
The VIX just broke out above the trendline -> very Bearish for equities
The HG1! copper futures downtrending
Overall, rather Bearish bias on equities
Have Bond yields Hit the High?I'm not an expert here, but this level of bond yields has not been breached to the upside since 2018, and before that 2011.
look at the lovely way the Fibonacci levels hit every pullback in the recent rise and culminate precisely here at 2.95%
If we do continue to the upside, the last level of support, which would now become resistance is marked at 3.89%
Another interesting fact... The SPY and QQQ have both erased all gains of the prior year. Look at a percentage chart for 1 year and you will see we have MAYBE 2-3% drop left.
Fact #3 the market (spy/qqq) will drop on average 10% for every full point rate hike forecasted. We have very nearly priced in two FULL rate hikes or every single bit of expected rate hike forecasted by the Fed so far.
TLT LONGSTLT is staggeringly oversold, everyone and their dog is screaming about higher rates. Understandable, but how much is already priced in? Will the FED reverse course? Will and equity correction send $ back into bonds?
Hard to predict the news, but this chart is a screaming buy to me (on a 2-3 month timeframe). We MAY have one more low to the 116~ area which would be a slam dunk and make a beautiful divergence. I am long May20th and Jun 15th calls at 128/133 strikes.
TLT (Elliot Wave - Analysis) Applying simple Elliot wave analysis, I see an ABC pattern with a failed 5 wave move up marked as X wave, the first ABC is then labeled as W and projected 1:1 ratio from top of (X) brings us down to the box area, where TLT is most likely to find support (1:1 & 1.236 Fib ratio).
I see the price dropping without retest of major resistances that it broke through, and a price fall in a straight line is unsustainable, its like stretching a rubber band and eventually price will rebound violently.
I would give it a 60% probability of reversal at that point and daily bullish divergence should be a very strong sign of imminent reversal.
Cheers
Bond yields in the era of high inflationAs you can see on the main chart, 10y bond yields have broken above their downwards channel and are now back at their 2013-2018 highs. Based on technical analysis we don't have a confirmation that the trend has fully reversed until we get a close above 3.2%, but we are pretty close to breaking above that level too. Now we aren't only seeing the 10y yields rise, as all kinds of maturities are rising at the same time and are rising pretty fast. The trend is showing no signs of exhaustion and this could get pretty ugly for the world economy, as the Fed has barely raised rates so far and they are threatening to raise rates by 0.5% at every meeting in 2022.
Many analysts claim that the bond market is broken and that yields will rise even further, but are they correct? Well the truth is that the way bond market topped (yields bottomed) in March 2020 is definitely an indication that a bull market is over. Currently the market has broken below most major support lines and seems to be accelerating rather than decelerating, while the correction from the peak is indicating that the bull market is over, as during bull markets corrections tend to stay within a certain range, and this correction is way larger than any previous corrections.
At the same time the 2y year yields are above 2.5%, a level that they 'shouldn't' have broken if the bond bull was intact. The reason behind this is that usually 2y bond yields would never go above the peak of the Fed Funds Rate and during the last hiking cycle the FFR had peak at 2.5%. Currently the 2y yields look like the formed the perfect round bottom (bullish technical pattern) and have broken above their downwards channel and could also be headed higher in the medium to long term (an indication that the bond bull could be over).
However not everything is really bearish for bonds at the moment and there is some hope for the bull market, even if that means we only get a strong bounce before going lower. As the 10y and 30y yields haven't broken above their resistance levels yet, it might be a good time to start buying bonds. Why? Well as yields are at resistance, bonds are close to support. The actual bonds are so oversold, that the current move might be getting totally irrational. Yes inflation is going up, yes inflation could go higher and inflation expectations keep rising, but the rate of inflation could come down. Not only that, but the Fed is so trapped that everyone knows they can't really raise rates much more or sell bonds without breaking the market. Financial conditions have already tightened so much, that investors will eventually run to the safety of bonds which finally have a pretty attractive yield.
Of course my reasoning doesn't just rely on some random fundamental analysis, but also some technical factors. The first one has to do with how this break of the trendline could be a trap and this move is headed straight into a very important area in which there is strong support. On TLT there is a major gap at an area that was support, it was broken and then the market quickly closed back above it. That's the perfect place to go long. The second one has to do with the fact that the yield curve had inverted and has now un-inverted itself. Usually inversions happen close to the bottom of the bond market (peak in yields) and therefore this could be another useful signal that a bottom isn't far away. Again this doesn't mean that someone has to go long right now or go long big, just that maybe its time to cut down shorts and put on some small longs. Personally I like to move between being a bond bull or bear based on the data and not have dogmatic views about what will happen in the future.
Finally I'd like to talk a bit about junk bonds, which are at the same level they were when the Fed had raised rates at 2.5% and kept saying that they would keep hiking. With so much debt in the world, the Fed threatening to keep hiking rates and the global economy being in shambles due to Covid-19, aging demographics, supply chain issues, lockdowns in China, the Russia-Ukraine war and commodity shortages, it is hard for someone to really see how owning junk bonds is a good long term bet here. Shorting junk bonds is probably the best bet someone could take at this stage, if he/she believes that there is going to be a major collapse either in the stock market or the bond market.
What I find very interesting is how resilient American companies have proven to be, and how after so many major crashes since 2008, now junk bonds are rallying against treasuries. By looking at the HYG/TLT ratio, we can see how they have outperformed since the March 2020 crash, potentially due to how much the US government has support those companies and how much more the private sector has benefited from low rates and money printing compared to the public sector. By adding to the mix how strong stocks have been over the last 2 years despite all the negative events, we can make sense of why junk bonds are outperforming us treasuries. Maybe this is also a major sign that buying stocks is a much better idea in the long term than buying bonds, and that the stock bull market is still intact, but that's a topic which I will discuss in another idea.
In conclusion, the bond bull could be over. There are several signs indicating extreme weakness in bonds as inflation expectations keep rising and the Fed is unwilling to support the bond market. Yet we are at levels that not buying bonds seems like the wrong decision, even if buying them would only for a short time period only.
2's 10's INVERSION - THE TRUTH😲 2's 10's INVERSIO N😲
A journalist's favourite recession indicator, the “2’s 10’s curve” inverted earlier this month… As the story goes, 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙡𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙨 𝙩𝙤 𝙖 𝙧𝙚𝙘𝙚𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙤𝙣 within 12-24months 😲
👉 But this time… it’s different 😅
Here’s the chart -> (FRED-FRED:T10Y2Y)
To clarify, I’m not saying there won’t be a recession, or NSDQ100 crash, in fact it’s a real possibility. But the 2’s 10’s chart is not a good indicator to rely on.
WHAT IS THE YEILD CURVE ⤴
The yield curve is just a curve plotted on a graph of the interest paid on debt.
The X-axis being the duration of the debt (e.g. a 2yr loan and 3yr loan etc.) and the Y-axis being the interest (e.g. 1%, 2%, 3% etc.).
2️⃣ - 2’s is shorthand for the 2 year US Treasury Note (a 2 year loan to the US gov.)
🔟 - 10’s is shorthand for the 10 year US Treasury Note.
🤔 HOW STRANGE
It’s an odd phenomenon that a shorter term loan could pay higher interest than a longer term loan - because why would someone want to lend money for a longer time at a lower interest rate 🤷
But this - otherwise accurate signal for a recession - is no longer credible as a market indicator.
Currently the yield curve is (heavily) distorted, with central banks around the world purchasing their own bonds (treasury notes). On top of that the FED has clearly stated they expect the funding rate to get to about 3% in 2023 - but expects a long term rate of 2.5%. So the FED is indicating intentional inversion.
It’s possible the yield curve could continue flattening or inverting, further fuelling these “recession imminent” articles. It's good to remember a small inversion is not a concern in this case.
There are clear signals of what will trigger a recession, I'll cover those in a future post. (remember to add me to a Watchlist to be notified)
HOW COULD YOU TRADE THIS
You could short the SHY and go long IEF or TLT to take advantage of the curve normalising over time.
In fact, from here, the IEF looks good even without the $SHY short position (saving fees and keeping capital free)
NQ CorrolariesThe Nasdaq 100 is closely correlating to a number of Instruments - LQD UUP (DX< DXY) and TLT.
JNK to a lesser degree as well.
TLT has served to be the better of these corollaries.
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I am waiting for a capitulation even in TLT with 10-year yields reaching 3%+ to 3.265 as the potential
High.
This would serve to drive the 20 Year ETF to a flush down low while providing a similar washout for NQ.
It would need to happen this week, perhaps earlier than later.
TECH is the weaker component relative to the ES and YM, the RTY is trading on its own and leading
the drive lower - although it may be consolidating in this tight range, a breakdown would imply 16x'
below 1911.
This would be very bearish and reduce the probability the Indices have put in a Sustained Low.
Bullish Gartley on the TLT Visible On Weekly TimeframeI'v been tacking this Gartley for a while now and eager to post it but opted to wait until it got closer to the PCZ before i posted and now we are pretty much here; This could signal the end of Rising Treasury Yields and the beginning of a Recovery Period within Equities and Securities. I will be taking profit on my Yearly TLT PUTs and buying some Yearly CALLs next week.
$TLT 20 Year Bond Quarterly Demand BreakoutTLT is at an area of Quarterly Chart demand with 2 other high probability areas for a long at Quarterly demand identified below. I have also included the Overall Market Maker Discount zone where price is likely to be driven before the great bond breakout. If you are Long on TLT, now is as good a time as any to start purchasing those Leap Options and building a long position with time.
$TLT looks like it's heading to the $120 rangeTLT looks like it's formed a massive weird looking head and shoulders pattern on the weekly timeframe.
So far, it's managed to hold support in the $134 range. However, that range has been tested a number of times now that I think the next time it test on larger timeframes, support will break. There's little support between here and the $120s so the next logical target to me is at $122-123.
Eventually, I can see it hitting the lower targets at $114.
Let's see what happens over the next few weeks and months.
Potential Bearish Divergence forming in $DXYWith interest rates climbing steeply, the dollar has been strengthening against the $DXY currencies and has made a forceful move to the upside. As of the present date (4/12/22), there's a considerable Bearish Divergence forming. Its certainly possible that if Dollar could gain momentum over time - but it could also set up some nice trading opportunities if it doesn't.
As is often the case, the Dollar has been exhibiting a negative correlation to the S&P for most of this year. Therefore, S&P products could be a good place to take long trades on this idea in the near term. Other ideas could include being long bonds - either with futures or a product like the TLT, and or long the Euro - either with currency futures or the EURUSD FOREX pair.
This is something I'll be watching closely over the days and weeks ahead.
Leading indicators are BearishVery quickly before the market opens...
The JNK ETF is heading further down for lower low -> Bearish for equities.
The IWM ETF is likely to follow down continuing the candle -> Bearish for equities
The DJT ETF broke support -> Bearish for equities
The VALUG failed the resistance, with a bearish candle for more downside -> Bearish for equities
The TIPS ETF gave up and gave way -> Bearish for equities
The TLT ETF is looking for a non-existent bottom -> no flight to safety. just gave way, period.
The VIX just broke out and checked in at the support... spiking up soon?
The HG1! copper futures stalled at resistance.
Overall, Bearish bias on equities
US10Y yields reaching a historical topYield's are tapping the top of this downtrend established since 1981 while the monthly RSI is at the most overbought levels we've ever seen. Also we can see that the yields are above the 144 monthly moving average that typically acts as resistance.
There is still a possibility at this rate, with how crazy this market is, that it could blow out of this channel and then meet resistance around 3.4%. I have doubts this will happen, but anything is possible.
Is J Powell watching this chart and greasing up the printer? Only time can tell...
TLT ReversalNASDAQ:TLT is showing signs of reversal with a reaction off the low of March 25th. Today's catalyst of dividend payouts made it open right at the 50% Retracement Level. If price holds this level a good Risk/Reward trade would take price back to 141 which is the 50% Retracement of the last few months' down trend.