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The combination of yesterday’s move higher in SOFR futures and preliminary OI data points to the following net positioning swings on Wednesday:
- Net long setting in SFRZ3 resulted in a net long setting bias for the white pack, even with the rest of the whites seemingly seeing net short cover.
- Late SFRZ3 flow generated most of the interest Wednesday, with ~240K lots trading across several clips and prices quickly readjusting to pre-flow levels after selling briefly pushed the contract 1bp lower.
- Some pointed to worry re: funding stress surrounding month-end as a driver of the flow, although it was difficult to get any specific colour, outside of speculation re: CRE problems.
- OI pointing to net longs being set in the contract suggests that the initial selling may have reflected cover of an existing long position, as opposed to a fresh sign of potential funding stress.
- Still, the flow was large and represented ~21bp of OI (marked vs. Tuesday's OI).
- It was even more notable given the stage in the expiry cycle.
- In general month-end matters we note that most repo desks seem fairly calm owing to current cash levels, which they believe should comfortably absorb Treasury auction settlement and any month-end related demand.
- The reds and greens saw a bias towards net short cover, while the blues saw net longs set in pack terms.
28-Feb-24 | 27-Feb-24 | Daily OI Change | Daily OI Change In Packs | ||
SFRZ3 | 1,216,415 | 1,122,141 | +94,274 | Whites | +66,716 |
SFRH4 | 1,105,914 | 1,121,403 | -15,489 | Reds | -7,322 |
SFRM4 | 1,089,412 | 1,096,378 | -6,966 | Greens | -16,921 |
SFRU4 | 859,676 | 864,779 | -5,103 | Blues | +3,304 |
SFRZ4 | 1,124,750 | 1,134,562 | -9,812 | ||
SFRH5 | 679,879 | 673,400 | +6,479 | ||
SFRM5 | 716,107 | 720,574 | -4,467 | ||
SFRU5 | 651,413 | 650,935 | +478 | ||
SFRZ5 | 728,774 | 739,676 | -10,902 | ||
SFRH6 | 497,787 | 502,660 | -4,873 | ||
SFRM6 | 485,836 | 487,842 | -2,006 | ||
SFRU6 | 338,007 | 337,147 | +860 | ||
SFRZ6 | 307,727 | 304,375 | +3,352 | ||
SFRH7 | 188,812 | 186,721 | +2,091 | ||
SFRM7 | 178,507 | 177,812 | +695 | ||
SFRU7 | 149,629 | 152,463 | -2,834 |
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