We began the week with Bond market analysis for TraderPlanet. We looked at the tremendous and rapid build in the commercial trader position noting that the recent sell off may be nearing exhaustion. Based on Thursday's reversal and ECB/IMF/Greek hope quickly deteriorating, we feel the short-term bang for the buck may be best on the long side of the market.
COT Data: We are Near a Tradable Bond Bottom
Tuesday, we focused on, "A Pause in the Yen's Destruction." We noted the rapid application of the Prime Minister and Bank of Japan's plan to monetize their debt in a last ditch effort to reflate their economy. Like the Bond market, this market has seen tremendous and rapid commercial trader buying as the Yen fell to Y120 = $1.
Finally, we looked at the disconnect between nearby crude oil prices and current fundamentals. It's hard to get bullish about supply cuts a year out when current inventories are the highest they've been in 80 years as we noted in the Energy Information Agency’s, ” Summary of Weekly Petroleum Data.”
Read - "Sell Crude Oil at $65 Per Barrel."