30 Mar 2015
Net bearish positions on the 10-year Treasury futures rose to 2-month high
FXStreet (Mumbai) - The data released by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) on Friday, speculators sharply increased their overall bearish positions on the 10-year Treasury note futures last week.
The total non-commercial futures contracts of the 10-year treasury notes stood at a net position of -179,807 contracts during the reporting time-period March 17th to March 24th. This as a weekly change of -72,277 net contracts from the previous week’s total of -107,530 net contracts. The overall standing long positions in 10-year futures dropped by -40,260 contracts while the short positions rose by 32,017 contracts.
Meanwhile, during the reporting time period, the yield on the 10-Year treasury note slid from 2.06% to 1.88%.
The total non-commercial futures contracts of the 10-year treasury notes stood at a net position of -179,807 contracts during the reporting time-period March 17th to March 24th. This as a weekly change of -72,277 net contracts from the previous week’s total of -107,530 net contracts. The overall standing long positions in 10-year futures dropped by -40,260 contracts while the short positions rose by 32,017 contracts.
Meanwhile, during the reporting time period, the yield on the 10-Year treasury note slid from 2.06% to 1.88%.