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Treasuries Pare Losses After Fresh YTD Yield Highs Across Curve

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Treasury Futures pushed lower as the US session got underway on Monday, breaking below initial resistance and the bear trigger of 109-25+, futures were able to break back above to close the session at 109-30. The calendar was empty, market headlines remained quiet and volumes were low at just 70% of recent session volumes.

  • Jun'24 10Y futures finished at 109-30, off daily lows of 109-24+ and the bear trigger at 109-25+. As trading gets underway for Tuesday, we are + 02+ higher at 109-28+. Post NY Close a 5,000 Block of TYM4 traded at 102-03⅛, looked Sold DV01 190k.
  • Looking at technical levels, initial support is 109-25+ (Feb 23 and the bear trigger), below here 109-14+ (Nov 28 low). While to the upside, initial resistance is 110-30+ (Mar 14 high) above here 111-03+( 50-day EMA).
  • In cash treasury space 5Y yields touched fresh YTD highs after the 2Y did so earlier on, while the 10Y stopped just 0.25bps shy of their high of 4.3486%. Yields finished flat to 2bps higher, the 2Y was +0.4bps to 4.732%, 10Y +1.8bps to 4.324%, while the 2y10y is +1.359 to -40.981.
  • Fed swaps briefly showed more than a 50% likelihood of no change in the June meeting. CME’s FedWatch currently shows 50.8% chance of a 25bp cut and 3.4% of a 50bp cut.
  • Looking ahead the US calendar is empty today, with Building Permits & Housing starts on Tuesday focus this week will be on the FOMC on Thursday

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