Bond Carnage Sparks Market Mayhem
By Don Kaufman
We’ve got ourselves a little bit of market mayhem brewing… and it’s not coming from where most people are looking. Everyone’s eyes are glued to the S&Ps, but it’s actually the bond market that’s lighting the match.
Yields are spiking, auctions are flopping (I mean, the most recent Treasury auction was terrible), and that is what’s fueling the sell-side fire you’re seeing in financials, regionals, even tech.
This impending bloodbath is about rates. And the 10-year is absolutely launching. That’s what sets the tone for everything – mortgages, credit, and you guessed it, market sentiment.
Tonight I’m breaking it all down – I brought my charts. We’ll see who’s getting hit, who’s holding up, and more importantly, where the next cracks could show and how we can get in there at an angle.
Helmets on. Volatility’s back. Let’s get to it…