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9 Feb 2015
Bearish positions in 10-year Treasury note futures rise slightly
FXStreet (Mumbai) - As per the data released by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), speculators added to their overall bearish bets on the 10-year note futures last week for the first time in five weeks.
The non-commercial futures contracts of the 10-year treasury notes saw a net weekly change of -10,888 contracts from the previous week’s total of -107,892 net contracts that was recorded on January 27th. The overall long positions decreased by 5,307 contracts while the short positions saw a rise by 5,581 contracts.
Meanwhile, the yield on the 10-year treasury decreased from 1.83% to 1.79% during the reporting time-frame – Jan. 27th to Feb 3rd.
The non-commercial futures contracts of the 10-year treasury notes saw a net weekly change of -10,888 contracts from the previous week’s total of -107,892 net contracts that was recorded on January 27th. The overall long positions decreased by 5,307 contracts while the short positions saw a rise by 5,581 contracts.
Meanwhile, the yield on the 10-year treasury decreased from 1.83% to 1.79% during the reporting time-frame – Jan. 27th to Feb 3rd.