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Energy prices declined today led by crude oil futures which fell to the $39 per barrel plateau once again. Traders really drifted today not taking many positions in advance of the holiday weekend. The Fed members have been talking this week. One yesterday advocated at least three rate hikes th...
03/24/2016
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Mortgage backed securities (MBS) close down 12 basis points today at 104.25 having once again fallen away from resistance offered by 50 day moving average and given up most of yesterday's gain. The MBS bond market closed early today at 2 PM in observation of the beginning of Holy Week. Markets ...
03/24/2016
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With oil trading downward somewhat this morning, Standard & Poor's futures were trading up slightly ealy on despite yesterday's tragedy in Brussels. With bond market closing at 2 PM tomorrow and both the stock and bond markets closed on Friday, trading is beginning to slow to a pre-holiday pace....
03/23/2016
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Mortgage backed securities (MBS) closed up 19 basis points today at 104.38 having risen all the way up to touch resistance offered by the 50 day moving average at 104.44 prior to closing just below it. MBS made up for the last couple days today and if they keep up the momentum we may see some pr...
03/23/2016
I join all of you whose hearts go out to those killed and maimed this morning in Belgium and to their families. We hope the healing process will begin swiftly and we support our peace loving Belgian counterparts. Bad news across the globe historically causes investor's money to go from stocks t...
03/22/2016
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Mortgage backed securities (MBS) closed down 9 basis points today at 104.22 having fallen close to support offered by the 100 day moving average at 103.90 just 32 basis points below. As you read my blog each day keep in mind that each 50 basis points equates to .125% in rate pricing. That means...
03/22/2016
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Standard & Poor's stock futures pointed just slightly downward today after last week' string of post Fed meeting advances. After two rounds of March madness we had some of our own here to in Connecticut. We woke up to a truly beautiful winter wonderland with all the trees and lawns covered in s...
03/21/2016
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Mortgage backed securities (MBS) closed down 16 basis points today at 104.34 having once again fallen through support offered by the 50 day moving average now resistance 8 basis points above. MBS may look a little better tomorrow with some support from the Fed. The Fed reinvests the proceeds fr...
03/21/2016
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Stock futures inched high this morning as the appetite for assuming risk was on the rise. When the equity markets began to trade if became evident that yesterday's reference to Yellen's gift that kept giving was still in play. Even a poor measure of consumer sentiment and a rising price for cru...
03/18/2016
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Mortgage backed securities (MBS) closed up 3 basis points at 104.50 having traded above resistance offered by the 25 day moving average during the day prior to closing just 2 basis points below it. With stocks making another strong showing MBS bonds did well to hold their own today. If the bond...
03/18/2016