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8-24-26 Is the Basis Trade Distorting Bond Yields
Published 3 weeks, 1 day ago
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Are Treasury yields still sending investors a reliable signal about inflation, growth, and Federal Reserve policy, or is the massive basis trade distorting the message?
Lance Roberts explains how the basis trade works, why it matters for Treasury yields, and whether investors can still trust the bond market as an economic and market signal.
0:00 INTRO
1:02 - Kevin Warsh + Nvidia Report = Volatility?
5:28 - Market Deviations & Bollinger Bands
13:07 - The Basis Trade & Interest Rates
16:17 - What is a Basis Point?
21:31 - Are Interest Rates Really Telling us What's Going on in Markets?
22:42 - What's the Risk/What Happens When Basis Trade Unwinds?
26:47 - Does Kevin Warsh have Enough Time to Fix It?
28:28 - What Happened on Liberation Day
29:39 - What to Do About It
34:29 - The Psychology of Buyers & Sellers: The Houston Housing Market
37:85 - The Index is the Index
Hosted by RIA Advisors' Chief Investment Strategist, Lance Roberts, CIO
Produced by Brent Clanton, Executive Producer
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Articles mentioned in this report:
"The Basis Trade: Is The Bond Market Signal Distorted?"
https://realinvestmentadvice.com/resources/blog/the-basis-trade-is-the-bond-market-signal-distorted/
"Investor Psychology Is Sabotaging Your Returns (Chapter 2 of 5)"
https://realinvestmentadvice.com/resources/blog/investor-psychology-is-sabotaging-your-returns-chapter-2-of-5/
"Think Like An Investor, Not A Speculator (Chapter 1 of 5)"
https://realinvestmentadvice.com/resources/blog/think-like-an-investor-chapter-1-of-5/
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