Who Said The Yield Curve Is Inverted?
City Index | Sep 10, 2019 12:25AM ET
An inverted yield curve is said to be indicative of a recession. Why? Because the last 7 recessions were all preceded by an inverted yield curve. The yield curve we are referencing is the difference between the 10-year yield and the 2-year yield.
Indeed, toward the end of August this yield curve did go briefly into negative territory for a few days. Does that mean a recession is ahead? Only time will tell. However, looking at today, we put in a bullish engulfing candle on a daily timeframe (in positive territory).
The main reason for the bid was that the back end (longer term) bonds sold off at a faster rate than the front end (shorter term) bonds.
Bonds and yields are inversely related. Therefore, yields rose faster in the back end than in the front end causing the yield curve to rise.
Will the yield curve turn negative again soon? Obviously, there is no way to tell, but let’s look at another instrument with a similar pattern and see what happened:
Fall of 2018, WTI Crude Oil
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Summer of 2019, Yield Curve
Could the current yield curve follow the same pattern as crude did in the fall of 2018? Maybe. But planning a trade and being ready for the possible outcomes are just as important as executing the trade!
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