Mike “Mish” Shedlock's
Sitka Pacific Capital Management,Llc
Traders are increasingly bearish on treasuries as measured by bets on US treasury futures.
A per CME Fedwatch as of October 25, 2021, traders see a minimum of two rate hikes in 2022.
Expectations
- No Hikes: 6.2%
- One Hike: 23.3%
- Two Hikes: 33.4%
- Three Hikes: 24.3%
- Four Hikes: 10.0%
- Five Hikes: 2.4%
- Six Hikes: 0.3%
Odds On
- At least two hikes weighs in at 70.4%.
- At least three hikes weighs in at 34.57%
The expectation appears to be between 2 and 3 hikes.
Four or more seems outright preposterous.
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