US Treasuries May Take Hit: Time to Go Short on TLT?

The U.S. 10-year Treasury yield briefly rose to 4.5% today, and TLT may face greater risks in the near term. China holds over $700 billion in U.S. Treasuries, and in an extreme scenario, if it decides to retaliate against the U.S. by dumping bonds on the market, short-term yields could come under significant upward pressure. While the Fed could step in and print money to buy, the room for yields to fall may be limited before this risk is fully priced in. Are you still holding U.S. Treasuries? What’s your trading strategy?

avatarTiger_Chart
04-16 13:23

Gold Fund Net Inflows Double the High from 2020 Covid Time

Gold Fund Net Inflows Double the High from 2020 Covid Time
avatarPigpen
04-16 06:11
China selling is already baked into expectations. 
avatarMr Tone
04-15
Short if you are Hodler. 
avatarMr Tone
04-15
🤔 should think about the short/long carefully this time being!
Chances to bullish market 

World Dumping U.S Treasury Bond, Would You Buy?

$iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF(TLT)$ U.S. Braces for a Deeper Bond Sell-Off Washington is bracing for impact. If there was a single factor that forced Trump to pause tariffs, it was the bond market. Global retaliation, combined with investor fear, sent shockwaves through U.S. markets. The sell-off highlighted the dangerous path protectionism could lead us down. If the U.S. moves aggressively toward protectionism, foreign buyers have little incentive to hold U.S. debt. Domestic demand would fall, production costs would rise, and U.S. exports would become less competitive. That spells lower global revenues and, in turn, diminished confidence in U.S. Treasuries. This triggered a historic bond rout. Yields on the 10-year Treasury—the benchmark for
World Dumping U.S Treasury Bond, Would You Buy?
avatarSpiders
04-14
I opened $iShares 10-20 Year Treasury Bond ETF(TLH)$  ,I bought more TLH because with tariffs in place, the risk of a recession is higher, so I'm taking a more cautious approach.
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avatarBarcode
04-11
Replying to @nomadic_m:🙏🏼 for the tag nm. Interesting to read! So once again, New Zealand is excluded from a feature on what’s marketed as a global platform? Are Aussie members also left out? Mig and Ah_Meng, do either of you have access to this feature? @Mig @Ah_Meng Cheers ic for filling us in on the details @icycrystal //@nomadic_m:no such thing in NZ! very interesting betting mechanism. Wow I learnt something new again today @Barcode //
avatarTATAN
04-11
As above China would not want to devalue RMB
avatarTATAN
04-11
If China short. It still need to convert to RMB. Thus weakening its own currency. Would China do that?
avatarAN88
04-09
No won't go short. Will keep long term

Smoothed recession probabilities are in the basement

October 2023: US 10-yr bond yields 5% , "Strong economy, no recession." Oct 2023: Positive Fiscal Impulse April 2025: US 10-yr bond yield 4.37%, "bond market is crashing, recession imminent."Apr 2025: Negative Fiscal Impulse$iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF(TLT)$ You cannot make this up. via Bloomberg.ImageSmoothed #recession probabilities are in the basement, as low as they can go. There is only a recession in sentiment currently, not the real hard data, despite Larry "fake the funk" Fink's suggestion. A recession will demand current endogeny is sustained (tariffs).ImageAt this pace, President Donald J. Trump will produce the WORST $S&P 500(.SPX)$ return in 1st 75 days of a presidency... in history
Smoothed recession probabilities are in the basement

U.S. debt keeps plummeting! How to use Diagonal Spread?

On Monday, when the eyes of all market participants were attracted by the roller coaster market of US stocks triggered by the "tariff extension rumor", the really strange market actually happened in the US bond market...In the past 24 hours, the U.S. bond, which was regarded as the "king of safe haven" last week, suffered a sharp plunge at lightning speed, and the 10-year U.S. bond yield almost completely returned to Trump's level before the reciprocal tariff was announced last week!This historic sell-off caused almost all medium-and long-term U.S. bond yields to surge by more than 20 basis points in intraday trading on Monday, with the 30-year bond yield rising nearly 23 basis points in late trading, setting a record in 2020. The biggest one-day gain since the early COVID-19 pandemic.It c
U.S. debt keeps plummeting! How to use Diagonal Spread?
avatarHYo
04-08
Will you shift to US Treasuries?

Trump Tariffs Cause Stocks Crash What Next?

$S&P 500(.SPX)$ $Apple(AAPL)$ Good day, Tiger investors. We seem to be stepping into a very different world—one marked by increasing uncertainty, economic upheaval, and shifting global dynamics. This past week has been especially turbulent, touching nearly every aspect of our interconnected systems—economics, finance, global trade. The shockwaves are real, and they demand thoughtful discussion. As investors, we are compelled to look beyond the noise. Yes, the headlines are intense. But we must keep our focus: evaluate risk vs. reward, analyze the long-term implications, and understand where opportunities lie amid chaos. That’s our job, and that’s how we prosper when others panic. A Changing Global Lan
Trump Tariffs Cause Stocks Crash What Next?
avatarAN88
04-07
Yes will invest in treasurys 
If I had cash, I'd park it in treasuries at least till the news cycle is a little bit more optimistic. There's more downside risk in the short term.
Shifting entirely to Treasuries might protect capital, but it sacrifices growth.Inflation risks could still erode real returns, even at higher yields.Alternatives like dividend aristocrats or gold offer safety with upside.Long-term investors shouldn’t time the market based on fear.Partial hedging makes sense, but going all-in is too defensive.Balance is better than retreat.
With global equities tanking, capital preservation is key.US Treasuries remain the world’s most liquid and reliable safe haven.Yields may be low, but stability matters more in a downturn.Flight-to-quality flows are already pushing bond prices higher.They also provide dry powder for re-entry into risk assets later.In panic mode, Treasuries are the rational refuge.
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