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| Recent trends indicate that the market is grappling with rising yields and inflation concerns, creating significant volatility. Despite these challenges, specific sectors like municipal bonds and US investment-grade bonds show strong demand and robust sales. Increased pressures on Treasury bonds and overall bond markets reflect investor anxieties around economic stability. The continuous focus on interest rates and national debt highlights the ongoing complexities in navigating the current market dynamics. The price action of U.S. Bonds (BND) asset class is shaped by numerous forces, ranging from broad macroeconomic trends to asset-specific performance and market structure. The market sentiment at 0.2 is modestly bullish. Trend sentiment measures the current trend of the stock price, and market sentiment reflects what market participants collectively think where the price will move next.There is no clear direction for BND since trend sentiment and market sentiment are at the opposite directions. The positive sentiment force for sector is at 0.4, and the negative at -0.2 on 2026-08-18. The forces of Option Sentiment (1.5), Asset Price Trend (0), and Price Level Sentiment (0) will drive up the price. The forces of and Asset Sentiment (-0.7) will drive down the price. The sentiment for Asset Price Trend is calculated based on BND trend. The sentiment for Option Speculation is calculated from put/call ratio. Price Level sentiment is positive when oversold, and negative when overbought. Asset Sentiment scores are extracted from headlines and market commentary. All sentiment scores are normalized on a -10 - +10 scale. The price level reaches 100 at Bollinger upper band, and zero at lower band. |
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| Date | Attention | Price | StdDev | Price Level | RSI | Hourly RSI | Change | 10 Day Trend | Trend Sentiment | Hourly Trend Sentiment | Hourly StdDev | Market Sentiment | Action | P | Asset Sentiment | News Sentiment |
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| 2026-08-18 | 5%(1.9%) | 72.25 | 0.18% | 39 | 46 | 37 | 0.12% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0.1% | 0.2 | Long | 55% | -0.7 | -2.3 |
| 2026-08-17 | 2%(1.3%) | 72.16 | 0.18% | 22 | 38 | 15 | -0.22% | 0% | -0.1 | 0 | 0.2% | 0.6 | Long | 55% | 0.3 | -0.4 |
| 2026-08-16 | 2%(1.1%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.3 | |||||||||||
| 2026-08-15 | 0%(1%) | 0 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 2026-08-14 | 1%(1.1%) | 72.32 | 0.21% | 36 | 46 | 21 | -0.23% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0.1% | 0.8 | Long | 55% | 1.6 | -3 |
| 2026-08-13 | 1%(1.4%) | 72.48 | 0.25% | 61 | 54 | 63 | 0.29% | 0% | 0 | 0.1 | 0.2% | 0.9 | Long | 55% | 2.1 | 1.4 |
| 2026-08-12 | 2%(1.6%) | 72.27 | 0.28% | 34 | 51 | 54 | 0.09% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0.1% | 0.9 | Long | 55% | 2.1 | -0.9 |
| 2026-08-11 | 1%(1.3%) | 72.21 | 0.3% | 28 | 45 | 48 | 0.08% | 0% | -0.1 | 0 | 0.1% | 1 | Long | 55% | 2.5 | -1.1 |
| 2026-08-10 | 1%(1.3%) | 72.15 | 0.3% | 10 | 41 | 17 | -0.33% | -0.14% | -0.1 | 0 | 0.1% | 1 | Long | 55% | 1.8 | 2.8 |
| 2026-08-09 | 1%(1.4%) | 0 | 0.5 | 1.9 | 3.5 | |||||||||||
| Long is the preferred trading strategy with 55% chance of being right. Improving trend sentiment and positive hourly trend. Wait action is recommended in three scenarios with either high uncertainty or high risk: 1. The trend sentiment and market sentiment are at the opposite directions. 2. Both trend sentiment and market sentiment are positive, but the price level is elevated. 3. Both trend sentiment and market sentiment are negative, but the price level is depressed. In an uptrend, as an investor, you may want to wait for the pullback to open long position. In a downtrend, the price will likely rebound after huge decline. As an investor, you may want to wait for the rebound to exit long position. | ||||||||||||||||
| Market sentiment will accelerate the current trend when both trend sentiment and market sentiment are at the same direction. Market sentiment will generate volatility when it's at the opposite direction of the trend sentiment. News sentiment measures the daily emotion of the market. News sentiment may impact the daily price change while market sentiment is a more stable and consistent moving force. | ||||||||||||||||
| Market News | ||
| 1 (-6) What’s Driving Yields Higher? Call it the Great Normalization. The 10-year yield is almost at 5%, the 30-year is at its highest in almost 20 years, and fixed-income markets are headed for a meltdown. Didn’t we all know this was coming? (https://www.barrons.com/) Tue. Aug 18, 2026 | ||
| 2 (4) Convertible Bonds Are the New AI Bet. The High Returns Hide Bigger Risks. Issuers sold nearly than $90 billion in convertible bonds in the second quarter, the strongest on record. (https://www.barrons.com/) Tue. Aug 18, 2026 | ||
| 3 (2) Trump Overhaul Prompts Dulles Board to Seek $14 Billion in Bonds The governing board that oversees Washington Dulles International Airport will vote Wednesday on whether to add $15.5 billion to its capital budget to finance the airport’s multi-year overhaul backed by President Donald Trump. (https://www.bloomberg.com/) Tue. Aug 18, 2026 | ||
| 4 (-4) U.S. government debt yields are surging at a bad time. Here's what's behind the move Fixed income market watchers ascribe a run that began in June to a number of variables. (https://www.cnbc.com/) Tue. Aug 18, 2026 | ||
| 5 (-3) AI's Half-Trillion-Dollar Borrowing Binge Is Competing With Uncle Sam for Bond Buyers Four companies, Amazon, Alphabet, Meta Platforms, and Oracle dominate AI bond supply, expected to reach $400B in 2027. Investors push back on prices. (https://www.benzinga.com/) Tue. Aug 18, 2026 | ||
| 6 (-7) 'Bond King' Jeff Gundlach Compares Nvidia's $500 Billion AI Financing Push to Bonds Backed by Bananas: 'Will Not Age Well' Jeff Gundlach warns Nvidia’s $500 billion AI financing push may not age well as Wall Street takes on more debt to fund the AI boom. (https://www.benzinga.com/) Tue. Aug 18, 2026 | ||
| 7 (-7) Bond Hell Is Breaking Loose On, Or Ahead, Of Schedule ZeroHedge - On a long enough timeline, the survival rate for everyone drops to zero (https://www.zerohedge.com/) Tue. Aug 18, 2026 | ||
| 8 (-6) 6% Treasury yields are the biggest risk facing stocks right now. Here’s why. A global bond-market rout was starting to put some pressure on stocks on Tuesday, as major U.S. indexes headed for a third-straight session in the red. (https://www.barrons.com/) Tue. Aug 18, 2026 | ||
| 9 (8) Blackstone, Blue Owl Tap Bond Market Private credit is returning to the bond market in a big way. Blackstone’s BCRED raised $750 million and Blue Owl sold $400 million as strong demand helped drive record August investment-grade issuance. Bloomberg’s Kat Hidalgo explains why investors are coming back, but still favor safer exposure higher in the capital stack. (https://www.bloomberg.com/) Tue. Aug 18, 2026 | ||
| 10 (-3) Analysis: Bond market pressure is squeezing Main Street as Wall Street waits on Warsh A sell-off in long-term Treasurys is raising borrowing costs, exposing how debt, AI spending and energy are turning the bond market into a political problem. (https://www.cnbc.com/) Tue. Aug 18, 2026 | ||
| 11 (-4) Bond yields are climbing. Here’s what that means for mortgages and other consumer borrowing Long-term government bond yields have risen sharply in recent days. Higher bond yields push consumer borrowing costs up, sometimes immediately. (https://www.cnbc.com/) Tue. Aug 18, 2026 | ||
| 12 (-6) 6% Treasury yields are the biggest risk facing stocks right now. Here’s why. A global bond-market rout was starting to put some pressure on stocks on Tuesday, as major U.S. indexes headed for a third-straight session in the red. (https://www.marketwatch.com/) Tue. Aug 18, 2026 | ||
| 13 (2) The Stock Market Party Has Yet to End. But Rising Bond Yields Might Be the Unwanted Guest. Bank of America’s Fund Manager Survey for August shows big stock allocations and creeping bond market concerns. (https://www.barrons.com/) Tue. Aug 18, 2026 | ||
| 14 (-4) What to Do If the ‘Bond Vigilantes’ Are Back Whether today’s slide in chip stocks is a typical one-day swing or a symptom of growing concerns about the bond market are up for debate. What’s not up for debate is that it’s never great news when Wall Street is talking about so-called “bond vigilantes.” The yield on the 10-year Treasury note was (https://www.barrons.com/) Tue. Aug 18, 2026 | ||
| 15 (4) Blackstone-Backed QTS Kicks Off Data-Center Bond at Hefty Cost Blackstone-backed QTS Realty Trust Inc. units kicked off a high-grade bond sale to help fund construction of a data center tied to Microsoft Corp., offering a hefty yield to drum up demand from investors who’ve become more selective about what they’re willing to buy. (https://www.bloomberg.com/) Tue. Aug 18, 2026 | ||
| 16 (0) Bond Selloff Is Mostly a Fed Story, Says BofA’s Cabana Mark Cabana, head of US rates strategy at BofA Global Research, explains the factors he sees contributing to the US bond selloff. (https://www.bloomberg.com/) Tue. Aug 18, 2026 | ||
| 17 (2) Ed Yardeni on when it will be time to worry about the 'Bond Vigilantes' Yardeni, who coined the term "Bond Vigilantes," said he isn't "pushing the panic button" amid the sharp rise in sovereign bond yields. (https://www.cnbc.com/) Tue. Aug 18, 2026 | ||
| 18 (-6) Global bond sell-off pressures stocks: AlphaCheck Tech stocks took a leg lower amid concerns about rising borrowing costs. (https://finance.yahoo.com/) Tue. Aug 18, 2026 | ||
| 19 (-5) The stock market's Goldilocks moment has one big problem Bond investors are freaked out about upcoming rate hikes from central banks across the globe. (https://www.businessinsider.com/) Tue. Aug 18, 2026 | ||
| 20 (-6) Bond Yields Are Hitting Multidecade Highs Around the World Everything from inflation to the AI boom is pushing borrowing costs higher. (https://www.bloomberg.com/) Tue. Aug 18, 2026 | ||
| 21 (2) Yardeni Says Not Pushing Panic Button on Bond Yields Yet There’s no reason to panic on the US bond market just yet, even as investors are showing growing signs of unease over rising government debt, according to Yardeni Research. (https://www.bloomberg.com/) Tue. Aug 18, 2026 | ||
| 22 (0) Hormuz Risk Moves Beyond Oil as Refining Margins and Bond Yields Stay Elevated Market Analysis by covering: Brent Oil Futures, United States 10-Year, United States 30-Year. Read 's Market Analysis on Investing.com (https://www.investing.com/) Tue. Aug 18, 2026 | ||
| 23 (-4) Treasury Yields Spike as Fiscal Drift and Global Risks Pile Up Market Analysis by covering: Crude Oil WTI Futures, United States 30-Year. Read 's Market Analysis on Investing.com (https://www.investing.com/) Tue. Aug 18, 2026 | ||
| 24 (-2) The bond market is daring the Fed to hike: Chart of the Day Wall Street is backing away from a September Fed hike. The bond market is going the other way. (https://finance.yahoo.com/) Tue. Aug 18, 2026 | ||
| 25 (-5) Stock Market Today: Dow, S&P 500 and Nasdaq set to decline as bond selloff deepens and yield on U.S. 30-year Treasury is highest in 19 years. Home Depot earnings on tap. Follow all the latest U.S. market action for Tuesday here. (https://www.marketwatch.com/) Tue. Aug 18, 2026 | ||
| 26 (-6) U.S. 30-year Treasury yield hits highest level since 2007 amid global bond selloff Concerns about inflation and more debt supply is hitting the fixed income sector. (https://www.marketwatch.com/) Tue. Aug 18, 2026 | ||
| 27 (-7) Why this popular Treasury-bond ETF is trading at its lowest since 2004 One of the most heavily-traded ETFs tracking performance in the U.S. Treasury market has just fallen to its lowest level in over 20 years. (https://www.barrons.com/) Mon. Aug 17, 2026 | ||
| 28 (-4) 30-Year Yield Rises to Highest Level Since 2007 as Oil and Treasury Supply Bite Bonds In addition to oil, another bearish driver for bonds could be supply. Investors had to digest $125 billion in medium- and long-term Treasury debt last week. (https://www.barrons.com/) Mon. Aug 17, 2026 | ||
| 29 (-5) Asian Bonds Follow Treasuries Lower, Oil Gains: Markets Wrap Asian bonds followed Treasuries lower as concerns over government finances mounted, while higher oil prices added to fears that inflation will quicken. (https://www.bloomberg.com/) Mon. Aug 17, 2026 | ||
| 30 (8) US High-Grade Bond Sales Set August Record in Year Full of Them US investment-grade bond sales have set a third straight monthly record, continuing the market’s fastest pace of issuance as spending on the artificial-intelligence buildout fuels corporate borrowing. (https://www.bloomberg.com/) Mon. Aug 17, 2026 | ||
| 31 (-3) Foreign Holdings of Treasuries Fell in June, Led by Japan Drop Foreign holdings of US Treasuries fell in June from the previous month, led by declines in the stockpiles owned by Japan and China. (https://www.bloomberg.com/) Mon. Aug 17, 2026 | ||
| 32 (-2) Paramount Wants $1.88 Billion Bond From States, Writers Challenging Warner Deal The company says the litigants who sued to stop the deal should have to cover financial damages if they lose their lawsuit. (https://www.wsj.com/) Mon. Aug 17, 2026 | ||
| 33 (-4) Home Builder Stocks Are Holding Up as Bonds Drop. Maybe Not For Long. When Treasury prices drop, yields move higher. When that happens, mortgage rates go up, and so does the cost of buying a home. (https://www.barrons.com/) Mon. Aug 17, 2026 | ||
| 34 (-6) The National Debt Is Wreaking Havoc With Bonds. Where We Go From Here. The U.S. shows no sign that its borrowing will let up anytime soon. And that, plus market volality and inflation, is a potent mixture. (https://www.barrons.com/) Mon. Aug 17, 2026 | ||
| 35 (4) Traders Alert for Deeper Bond Rout Fueling Niche Arbitrage Trade An extended selloff in the $31 trillion US government bond market is opening the door for a potentially lucrative trade that profits from pricing shifts between derivatives and their underlying cash bonds. (https://www.bloomberg.com/) Mon. Aug 17, 2026 | ||
| 36 (-3) Paramount Seeks $1.9 Billion Bond From States in Merger Lawsuit Paramount Skydance Corp. requested a $1.88 billion bond from the 12 states that have filed an antitrust lawsuit over the media giant’s pending merger with Warner Bros. Discovery Inc. (https://www.bloomberg.com/) Mon. Aug 17, 2026 | ||
| 37 (8) US High-Grade Bond Sales Set August Record in Year Full of Them US investment-grade bond sales have set a third straight monthly record, continuing the market’s fastest pace of issuance as spending on the artificial-intelligence buildout fuels corporate borrowing. (https://www.bloomberg.com/) Mon. Aug 17, 2026 | ||
| 38 (7) Microsoft-Tied ‘Project Odyssey’ Bond Lures Buyers at Junk Yield A corporate-bond sale dubbed “Project Odyssey” may be increased to $3.9 billion as junk-like yields on the Microsoft Corp.-linked data-center financing drew more than twice that amount in demand. (https://www.bloomberg.com/) Mon. Aug 17, 2026 | ||
| 39 (2) Treasury Yields Edge Lower But Stay Elevated U.S. Treasury yields declined across maturities, though stayed at elevated levels, as Brent oil is largely stable, while market expectations of Federal Reserve interest-rate hikes are weakening. "Expectations of Fed hikes are being reduced," Danske Bank's Filip Andersson said in a note. The market (https://www.barrons.com/) Mon. Aug 17, 2026 | ||
| 40 (-2) Dollar, Treasury Yields Fall. Any Middle East Escalation Could Push Them Higher. The U.S. dollar fell to a 10-week low against a basket of currencies as markets scale back expectations for U.S. interest-rate rises, while Treasury yields also declined. Recent weak U.S. jobs and retail sales data, combined with subdued inflation prints, have prompted investors to scale back rate- (https://www.barrons.com/) Mon. Aug 17, 2026 | ||
| 41 (5) Treasury Yields Increase as Markets Focus on Fed Minutes, Jackson Hole Treasury yields rise while the U.S.-Iran standoff remains unresolved and crude prices edge higher. In coming days, investors will be awaiting Fed minutes Wednesday and Chairman Warsh's first Jackson Hole speech later this month. Manufacturing activity increases more than expected in August's New Y (https://www.barrons.com/) Mon. Aug 17, 2026 | ||
| 42 (2) Prediction markets see a divided government after midterm elections. Here’s how you should trade, Citi says. The odds on Polymarket of a sweep by the Democratic Party in November have risen to 48%, and Citigroup sees a potential rally in bonds. (https://www.marketwatch.com/) Mon. Aug 17, 2026 | ||
| 43 (-1) AI Debt Sales Are Keeping US Treasury Yields High Corporate offerings reach almost $1.5 trillion year to date, up 36% from a year earlier. (https://www.bloomberg.com/) Mon. Aug 17, 2026 | ||
| 44 (-8) Texas Represents the Tip of a Melting Municipal Bond Iceberg “Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall. Humpty Dumpty had a great fall. All the king's horses and all the king's men couldn't put Humpty together again.” (https://www.bloomberg.com/) Mon. Aug 17, 2026 | ||
| 45 (2) Treasury yields edge higher as investors look ahead to latest FOMC minutes Treasury yields rose as traders awaited the latest FOMC minutes due later this week. (https://www.cnbc.com/) Mon. Aug 17, 2026 | ||
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