U.S. 10Y Note Hitting 125.0 For The First Time In 2 Years
Mingze Wu | Aug 19, 2013 06:12AM ET
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There has been renewed speculation that the Fed would execute tapering action in September. Whether this speculation has any merit is debatable, but the impact on US Treasuries is clear for all to see. The price of 10Y Benchmark T-Note has fallen significantly recently, from above 127.0 to current 125.0 in less than a week. This is also the first time the psychological important 125 round figure has been tagged since July 2011, and slightly lower than July’s swing low of 125.15, rather impressive considering that current sell-off is basically being run by the rumor mill.
Given that the FOMC's September decision is still anybody’s guess, there is every chance that the Fed may choose not to taper then. If that is the case, we can expect a return in Treasury demand which will drive prices up significantly higher, especially since the tapering scenario may have already been fully priced in. Conversely, if 125.0 continues to hold, an announcement of the taper may fail to drive additional bearish impetus as bears may have already saturated themselves with short-positions, and hence will be unable to sell even more. Upside risk for bond prices is higher than that of downside risks as a result.
From a technical perspective, Stoch readings are currently deeply oversold, making the 125.0 break that much harder especially since there is no actual fundamental driver to push price lower. As such, a rebound off 125.0 may still be possible in the near future, and assuming that tapering does not happen in September, we could easily see the downward trendline broken together with Stoch lines crossing 20.0 for a bullish cycle signal. This would open up 127.0 – 128.0 as bullish target in the short-term post September.
The long-term bias for Treasuries is still down, as the Fed is expected to taper eventually, if not in 2013 then 2014. As such, do not simply expect prices to rally indefinitely from 127.0 to higher pastures, as there will be additional bears intending to play a future tapering scenario.
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