As bond yields and interest rates rise, bond prices fall. Pretty simple.
And this has been happening for a while now, forcing one of the most popular bond ETFs into a brutal bear market.
Back in July, I wrote an article that asked, “Will Treasury Bonds Ever Be A Buy Again?“
Yes, it’s been that bad. And although we are getting long in the tooth for a formidable bounce, the landscape has changed. The long-term trend is now higher. Today, we provide an update below.
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$TLT 20+ Year Treasury Bonds ETF “weekly” Chart
On the longer-term “weekly” chart we can see that we are getting oversold again. Will it take one more leg lower (and breach of support) before we get a multi week/month rally? Or will support hold and product a nice rally?
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