Yesterday I shared that TLT remained stuck inside of a 2% range, yet the “Power of the Pattern” continued to suggested TLT would move lower.(see post here)

Anyone notice how the 5-year yield is skyrocketing today?  If you don’t believe they are check out the breakout below.

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For those open to scoring on defense in the short-term end of yields, they might want to look into TBX or TBZ.  Patterns remain favorable for TBT, due to the TLT chart of yesterday.

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