Quarterly Outlook
Fixed Income Outlook: Bonds Hit Reset. A New Equilibrium Emerges
Althea Spinozzi
Head of Fixed Income Strategy
Head of Commodity Strategy
Selected highlights:
CBOT Soybeans are currently stuck in a tightening range between two trendlines with resistance at $8.50/bu and support at $8.20/bu. In the week to September 4, leveraged funds held a net-short of 63,000 lots which is well below the three-year of a net-long of 45,000 lots. With most of the price-negative news priced in and with US-China trade war showing signs of de-escalating the upside could potentially begin to attract some attention.
CBOT corn has been rangebound since June between $3.4/bu and $3.75/bu. Leveraged funds holds a net-short of 57,000, which is in line with the three-year average.
CBOT Wheat is also caught in a tightening range determined by two trendlines. Support at $4.94/bu which is also the August low while resistance is found at $5.25/bu. The troubled season outside the US helped drive a big jump in the leverage fund long during the past few months. This is currently creating some headwinds while sellers will be looking to trigger long-liquidation on a break below support.
Leveraged funds held an elevated long of 43,000 lots in the week to September 4, close to a six-year high and well above the three-year average of a 70,000-lot net-short.