Courtesy of Tyler Durden
A hundred billion this week, over a trillion next year, and it starts to add up. It appears that what has been phenomenal strength in the UST market for many months now, undoubtedly with the fervent support of the Federal Reserve, seems to be abating. Over the past week the 2s10s charts has moved stepper by about 15 points, proving that Julian Robertson’s steepener trade and its Constant Maturity Swap derivatives will likely end up being quite a profitable position. With a record onslaught of new issuance this week alone, and the expiration of POMO activities on Thursday, the supply side of the equation may finally be catching up bond traders.