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18 May: TLT Weekly

TLT provides exposure to long-dated Treasuries, an asset class that is light on credit risk but may offer attractive yields thanks to an extended duration and therefore material interest rate risk. TLT might not be a core holding in a buy-and-hold portfolio, as long-term Treasuries are included in broader-based bond funds such as AGG and BND. But for those looking to extend the duration of their portfolio and potentially enhance the current return offered, this can be a useful product. TLT is efficient from a cost perspective, offers exposure to hundreds of individual securities, and delivers impressive liquidity to those looking to execute a trade quickly.

18 May: TNX Weekly

TNX is the 10YR Treasure Yield Index (Weekly), which is essentially inverse actual bond prices. To convert to actual yield move the decimal place over one place to the left. TNX is also inverse the TLT for those trading TLT its a great barometer for what bond ETFs will do next. TNX is heavily dependent on Federal Reserve policy & is sensitive on FOMC & Fed days.

18 May: NYMO/SPX200

NYMO & SPX200R are excellent momentum indicators that provide a peek “under the hood” of what happening beneath the surface to monitor what real market breadth is signalling. Depending on how the charts look, they provide insight whether a rally is “narrow” or “broad” depending on how many stocks are actually participating in an advance…

14 May: NATGAS

Natural gas futures are the third-largest physical commodity futures contract in the world by volume. Widely used as a national benchmark price for natural gas, which continues to grow as a global and U.S. energy source. An independent, stand-alone commodity.