Hand of the Market

Capital flows

Where money is leaning: between stocks and bonds, along the Treasury curve, and between sectors — from Treasury yields, futures positions, company filings and what funds and insiders actually bought.

Stocks vs. bonds, last 3 years

10-year − 2-year Treasury spread
-0.5%0.0%0.7%10y − 2y, Oct '23: -0.1%10y − 2y, Nov '23: -0.3%10y − 2y, Nov '23: -0.4%10y − 2y, Nov '23: -0.4%10y − 2y, Nov '23: -0.5%10y − 2y, Dec '23: -0.3%10y − 2y, Dec '23: -0.5%10y − 2y, Dec '23: -0.5%10y − 2y, Dec '23: -0.4%10y − 2y, Dec '23: -0.3%10y − 2y, Jan '24: -0.3%10y − 2y, Jan '24: -0.2%10y − 2y, Jan '24: -0.2%10y − 2y, Jan '24: -0.2%10y − 2y, Feb '24: -0.3%10y − 2y, Feb '24: -0.3%10y − 2y, Feb '24: -0.3%10y − 2y, Feb '24: -0.4%10y − 2y, Mar '24: -0.3%10y − 2y, Mar '24: -0.4%10y − 2y, Mar '24: -0.4%10y − 2y, Mar '24: -0.4%10y − 2y, Mar '24: -0.4%10y − 2y, Apr '24: -0.3%10y − 2y, Apr '24: -0.4%10y − 2y, Apr '24: -0.3%10y − 2y, Apr '24: -0.3%10y − 2y, May '24: -0.3%10y − 2y, May '24: -0.4%10y − 2y, May '24: -0.4%10y − 2y, May '24: -0.5%10y − 2y, May '24: -0.4%10y − 2y, Jun '24: -0.4%10y − 2y, Jun '24: -0.5%10y − 2y, Jun '24: -0.5%10y − 2y, Jun '24: -0.3%10y − 2y, Jul '24: -0.3%10y − 2y, Jul '24: -0.3%10y − 2y, Jul '24: -0.2%10y − 2y, Jul '24: -0.2%10y − 2y, Aug '24: -0.1%10y − 2y, Aug '24: -0.1%10y − 2y, Aug '24: -0.2%10y − 2y, Aug '24: -0.1%10y − 2y, Aug '24: 0.0%10y − 2y, Sep '24: 0.1%10y − 2y, Sep '24: 0.1%10y − 2y, Sep '24: 0.2%10y − 2y, Sep '24: 0.2%10y − 2y, Oct '24: 0.1%10y − 2y, Oct '24: 0.1%10y − 2y, Oct '24: 0.1%10y − 2y, Oct '24: 0.1%10y − 2y, Nov '24: 0.2%10y − 2y, Nov '24: 0.0%10y − 2y, Nov '24: 0.1%10y − 2y, Nov '24: 0.0%10y − 2y, Nov '24: 0.1%10y − 2y, Dec '24: 0.1%10y − 2y, Dec '24: 0.1%10y − 2y, Dec '24: 0.2%10y − 2y, Dec '24: 0.3%10y − 2y, Jan '25: 0.3%10y − 2y, Jan '25: 0.4%10y − 2y, Jan '25: 0.3%10y − 2y, Jan '25: 0.4%10y − 2y, Jan '25: 0.4%10y − 2y, Feb '25: 0.2%10y − 2y, Feb '25: 0.2%10y − 2y, Feb '25: 0.2%10y − 2y, Feb '25: 0.3%10y − 2y, Mar '25: 0.3%10y − 2y, Mar '25: 0.3%10y − 2y, Mar '25: 0.3%10y − 2y, Mar '25: 0.4%10y − 2y, Apr '25: 0.3%10y − 2y, Apr '25: 0.5%10y − 2y, Apr '25: 0.5%10y − 2y, Apr '25: 0.6%10y − 2y, May '25: 0.5%10y − 2y, May '25: 0.5%10y − 2y, May '25: 0.5%10y − 2y, May '25: 0.5%10y − 2y, May '25: 0.5%10y − 2y, Jun '25: 0.5%10y − 2y, Jun '25: 0.5%10y − 2y, Jun '25: 0.5%10y − 2y, Jun '25: 0.6%10y − 2y, Jul '25: 0.5%10y − 2y, Jul '25: 0.5%10y − 2y, Jul '25: 0.6%10y − 2y, Jul '25: 0.5%10y − 2y, Aug '25: 0.5%10y − 2y, Aug '25: 0.5%10y − 2y, Aug '25: 0.6%10y − 2y, Aug '25: 0.6%10y − 2y, Aug '25: 0.6%10y − 2y, Sep '25: 0.6%10y − 2y, Sep '25: 0.5%10y − 2y, Sep '25: 0.6%10y − 2y, Sep '25: 0.6%10y − 2y, Oct '25: 0.6%10y − 2y, Oct '25: 0.5%10y − 2y, Oct '25: 0.6%10y − 2y, Oct '25: 0.5%10y − 2y, Oct '25: 0.5%10y − 2y, Nov '25: 0.6%10y − 2y, Nov '25: 0.5%10y − 2y, Nov '25: 0.6%10y − 2y, Nov '25: 0.6%10y − 2y, Dec '25: 0.6%10y − 2y, Dec '25: 0.7%10y − 2y, Dec '25: 0.7%10y − 2y, Dec '25: 0.7%10y − 2y, Jan '26: 0.7%10y − 2y, Jan '26: 0.6%10y − 2y, Jan '26: 0.7%10y − 2y, Jan '26: 0.6%10y − 2y, Jan '26: 0.7%10y − 2y, Feb '26: 0.7%10y − 2y, Feb '26: 0.6%10y − 2y, Feb '26: 0.6%10y − 2y, Feb '26: 0.6%10y − 2y, Mar '26: 0.6%10y − 2y, Mar '26: 0.6%10y − 2y, Mar '26: 0.5%10y − 2y, Mar '26: 0.6%10y − 2y, Apr '26: 0.5%10y − 2y, Apr '26: 0.5%10y − 2y, Apr '26: 0.6%10y − 2y, Apr '26: 0.5%10y − 2y, May '26: 0.5%10y − 2y, May '26: 0.5%10y − 2y, May '26: 0.5%10y − 2y, May '26: 0.4%10y − 2y, May '26: 0.5%10y − 2y, Jun '26: 0.4%10y − 2y, Jun '26: 0.4%10y − 2y, Jun '26: 0.3%10y − 2y, Jun '26: 0.3%10y − 2y, Jul '26: 0.3%10y − 2y, Jul '26: 0.3%10y − 2y, Jul '26: 0.4%10y − 2y, Jul '26: 0.4%10y − 2y, Jul '26: 0.5%10y − 2y, Aug '26: 0.5%10y − 2y, Aug '26: 0.5%10y − 2y, Aug '26: 0.5%10y − 2y, Aug '26: 0.4%10y − 2y, Sep '26: 0.4%10y − 2y, Sep '26: 0.3%10y − 2y, Sep '26: 0.3%10y − 2y, Sep '26: 0.4%10y − 2y, Oct '26: 0.5%10y − 2y, Oct '26: 0.4%10y − 2y, Oct '26: 0.3%10y − 2y, Oct '26: 0.3%Mar '24Sep '24Apr '25Oct '25Apr '26Oct '26
10y − 2y
Large-cap earnings yield vs. the 10-year Treasury
-1.4%0.0%5.3%Earnings yield, Sep '26: 3.9%Earnings yield, Oct '26: 3.9%Earnings yield, Oct '26: 3.9%Earnings yield, Oct '26: 3.9%Earnings yield, Oct '26: 4.0%10-year yield, Oct '23: 4.8%10-year yield, Nov '23: 4.6%10-year yield, Nov '23: 4.6%10-year yield, Nov '23: 4.4%10-year yield, Nov '23: 4.5%10-year yield, Dec '23: 4.2%10-year yield, Dec '23: 4.2%10-year yield, Dec '23: 3.9%10-year yield, Dec '23: 3.9%10-year yield, Dec '23: 3.9%10-year yield, Jan '24: 4.0%10-year yield, Jan '24: 4.0%10-year yield, Jan '24: 4.2%10-year yield, Jan '24: 4.2%10-year yield, Feb '24: 4.0%10-year yield, Feb '24: 4.2%10-year yield, Feb '24: 4.3%10-year yield, Feb '24: 4.3%10-year yield, Mar '24: 4.2%10-year yield, Mar '24: 4.1%10-year yield, Mar '24: 4.3%10-year yield, Mar '24: 4.2%10-year yield, Mar '24: 4.2%10-year yield, Apr '24: 4.4%10-year yield, Apr '24: 4.5%10-year yield, Apr '24: 4.6%10-year yield, Apr '24: 4.7%10-year yield, May '24: 4.5%10-year yield, May '24: 4.5%10-year yield, May '24: 4.4%10-year yield, May '24: 4.5%10-year yield, May '24: 4.5%10-year yield, Jun '24: 4.4%10-year yield, Jun '24: 4.2%10-year yield, Jun '24: 4.3%10-year yield, Jun '24: 4.4%10-year yield, Jul '24: 4.3%10-year yield, Jul '24: 4.2%10-year yield, Jul '24: 4.3%10-year yield, Jul '24: 4.2%10-year yield, Aug '24: 3.8%10-year yield, Aug '24: 3.9%10-year yield, Aug '24: 3.9%10-year yield, Aug '24: 3.8%10-year yield, Aug '24: 3.9%10-year yield, Sep '24: 3.7%10-year yield, Sep '24: 3.7%10-year yield, Sep '24: 3.7%10-year yield, Sep '24: 3.8%10-year yield, Oct '24: 4.0%10-year yield, Oct '24: 4.1%10-year yield, Oct '24: 4.1%10-year yield, Oct '24: 4.3%10-year yield, Nov '24: 4.4%10-year yield, Nov '24: 4.3%10-year yield, Nov '24: 4.4%10-year yield, Nov '24: 4.4%10-year yield, Nov '24: 4.2%10-year yield, Dec '24: 4.2%10-year yield, Dec '24: 4.4%10-year yield, Dec '24: 4.5%10-year yield, Dec '24: 4.6%10-year yield, Jan '25: 4.6%10-year yield, Jan '25: 4.8%10-year yield, Jan '25: 4.6%10-year yield, Jan '25: 4.6%10-year yield, Jan '25: 4.6%10-year yield, Feb '25: 4.5%10-year yield, Feb '25: 4.5%10-year yield, Feb '25: 4.4%10-year yield, Feb '25: 4.2%10-year yield, Mar '25: 4.3%10-year yield, Mar '25: 4.3%10-year yield, Mar '25: 4.3%10-year yield, Mar '25: 4.3%10-year yield, Apr '25: 4.0%10-year yield, Apr '25: 4.5%10-year yield, Apr '25: 4.3%10-year yield, Apr '25: 4.3%10-year yield, May '25: 4.3%10-year yield, May '25: 4.4%10-year yield, May '25: 4.4%10-year yield, May '25: 4.5%10-year yield, May '25: 4.4%10-year yield, Jun '25: 4.5%10-year yield, Jun '25: 4.4%10-year yield, Jun '25: 4.4%10-year yield, Jun '25: 4.3%10-year yield, Jul '25: 4.3%10-year yield, Jul '25: 4.4%10-year yield, Jul '25: 4.4%10-year yield, Jul '25: 4.4%10-year yield, Aug '25: 4.2%10-year yield, Aug '25: 4.3%10-year yield, Aug '25: 4.3%10-year yield, Aug '25: 4.3%10-year yield, Aug '25: 4.2%10-year yield, Sep '25: 4.1%10-year yield, Sep '25: 4.1%10-year yield, Sep '25: 4.1%10-year yield, Sep '25: 4.2%10-year yield, Oct '25: 4.1%10-year yield, Oct '25: 4.0%10-year yield, Oct '25: 4.0%10-year yield, Oct '25: 4.0%10-year yield, Oct '25: 4.1%10-year yield, Nov '25: 4.1%10-year yield, Nov '25: 4.1%10-year yield, Nov '25: 4.1%10-year yield, Nov '25: 4.0%10-year yield, Dec '25: 4.1%10-year yield, Dec '25: 4.2%10-year yield, Dec '25: 4.2%10-year yield, Dec '25: 4.1%10-year yield, Jan '26: 4.2%10-year yield, Jan '26: 4.2%10-year yield, Jan '26: 4.2%10-year yield, Jan '26: 4.2%10-year yield, Jan '26: 4.3%10-year yield, Feb '26: 4.2%10-year yield, Feb '26: 4.0%10-year yield, Feb '26: 4.1%10-year yield, Feb '26: 4.0%10-year yield, Mar '26: 4.2%10-year yield, Mar '26: 4.3%10-year yield, Mar '26: 4.4%10-year yield, Mar '26: 4.4%10-year yield, Apr '26: 4.3%10-year yield, Apr '26: 4.3%10-year yield, Apr '26: 4.3%10-year yield, Apr '26: 4.3%10-year yield, May '26: 4.4%10-year yield, May '26: 4.4%10-year yield, May '26: 4.6%10-year yield, May '26: 4.6%10-year yield, May '26: 4.5%10-year yield, Jun '26: 4.5%10-year yield, Jun '26: 4.5%10-year yield, Jun '26: 4.5%10-year yield, Jun '26: 4.4%10-year yield, Jul '26: 4.5%10-year yield, Jul '26: 4.6%10-year yield, Jul '26: 4.5%10-year yield, Jul '26: 4.7%10-year yield, Jul '26: 4.8%10-year yield, Aug '26: 4.7%10-year yield, Aug '26: 4.7%10-year yield, Aug '26: 4.7%10-year yield, Aug '26: 4.7%10-year yield, Sep '26: 4.8%10-year yield, Sep '26: 5.0%10-year yield, Sep '26: 5.0%10-year yield, Sep '26: 5.2%10-year yield, Oct '26: 5.3%10-year yield, Oct '26: 5.2%10-year yield, Oct '26: 5.1%10-year yield, Oct '26: 5.0%Equity risk premium, Sep '26: -1.3%Equity risk premium, Oct '26: -1.4%Equity risk premium, Oct '26: -1.4%Equity risk premium, Oct '26: -1.1%Equity risk premium, Oct '26: -1.0%Premium, average, Sep '26: -1.3%Premium, average, Oct '26: -1.3%Premium, average, Oct '26: -1.3%Premium, average, Oct '26: -1.3%Premium, average, Oct '26: -1.3%Mar '24Sep '24Apr '25Oct '25Apr '26Oct '26
Earnings yield10-year yieldEquity risk premiumPremium, average
Stocks vs. long bonds: SPY ÷ TLT
-3.9%0.0%2.7%SPY ÷ TLT, since the first week, Sep '26: 0.0%SPY ÷ TLT, since the first week, Oct '26: 2.2%SPY ÷ TLT, since the first week, Oct '26: 2.7%SPY ÷ TLT, since the first week, Oct '26: -1.9%SPY ÷ TLT, since the first week, Oct '26: -3.9%Mar '24Sep '24Apr '25Oct '25Apr '26Oct '26
SPY ÷ TLT, since the first week60-day correlation (right)

Equity risk premium -1.02 pp on 2026-10-23, against an average of -1.30 pp: the smaller it is, the less stocks pay over bonds. SPY ÷ TLT rising means stocks beat long bonds; a negative correlation means bonds still hedge stocks. Large-cap earnings yield: the combined trailing-12-month net income of the ~500 largest US companies we track ÷ their combined market cap, losses included.

Sources: U.S. Department of the Treasury, daily par yield curve rates, Earnings: SEC filings (10-Q, 10-K); prices: IEX Historical Data.

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The rates backdrop: the Treasury yield curve, last 3 months

2026-10-23 newest · dashed: 2026-07-27
3.5%3.75%4.0%4.25%4.5%4.75%5.0%5.25%5.5%5.75%6.0%1M3M1Y2Y5Y10Y30Y
10-year Treasury
5.00%+35 bp in 62 sessions
2-year Treasury
4.69%+38 bp in 62 sessions
10y − 2y
+31 bp
10y − 3m
+78 bp
Fed funds (EFFR)
3.88%target 3.75–4.00%
SOFR
3.90%2026-10-22
10-year real (TIPS)
2.66%2026-10-23
10-year breakeven inflation
2.34%
Spreads over the last year, basis points — below zero the curve is inverted 10y − 2y 10y − 3m
050100150NovJanMarMayJulSep

Sources: U.S. Department of the Treasury, daily par yield curve rates; Federal Reserve Bank of New York, EFFR and SOFR. Treasury par yields as of 2026-10-23.

Bond flows: where duration money is moving

Duration bets: net Treasury futures, in 10-year-note equivalents
-9.8M011.9MAsset managers, Oct '23: 7.3MAsset managers, Nov '23: 7.3MAsset managers, Nov '23: 7.3MAsset managers, Nov '23: 7.2MAsset managers, Nov '23: 7.2MAsset managers, Dec '23: 7.3MAsset managers, Dec '23: 7.1MAsset managers, Dec '23: 7.3MAsset managers, Dec '23: 7.3MAsset managers, Jan '24: 7.6MAsset managers, Jan '24: 7.5MAsset managers, Jan '24: 7.4MAsset managers, Jan '24: 7.4MAsset managers, Jan '24: 7.5MAsset managers, Feb '24: 7.4MAsset managers, Feb '24: 7MAsset managers, Feb '24: 7MAsset managers, Feb '24: 6.7MAsset managers, Mar '24: 6.7MAsset managers, Mar '24: 6.5MAsset managers, Mar '24: 6.4MAsset managers, Mar '24: 6.4MAsset managers, Apr '24: 6.6MAsset managers, Apr '24: 6.5MAsset managers, Apr '24: 7.3MAsset managers, Apr '24: 7.5MAsset managers, Apr '24: 7.7MAsset managers, May '24: 7.7MAsset managers, May '24: 8MAsset managers, May '24: 8MAsset managers, May '24: 7.9MAsset managers, Jun '24: 7.8MAsset managers, Jun '24: 8MAsset managers, Jun '24: 8.1MAsset managers, Jun '24: 8.2MAsset managers, Jul '24: 8.4MAsset managers, Jul '24: 8.4MAsset managers, Jul '24: 8.6MAsset managers, Jul '24: 8.6MAsset managers, Jul '24: 9MAsset managers, Aug '24: 9.1MAsset managers, Aug '24: 9.2MAsset managers, Aug '24: 9.1MAsset managers, Aug '24: 8.7MAsset managers, Sep '24: 8.7MAsset managers, Sep '24: 8.9MAsset managers, Sep '24: 9MAsset managers, Sep '24: 9MAsset managers, Oct '24: 9.1MAsset managers, Oct '24: 9.1MAsset managers, Oct '24: 9.1MAsset managers, Oct '24: 9.2MAsset managers, Oct '24: 9.4MAsset managers, Nov '24: 9.4MAsset managers, Nov '24: 9.4MAsset managers, Nov '24: 9.3MAsset managers, Nov '24: 9MAsset managers, Dec '24: 9.1MAsset managers, Dec '24: 9.1MAsset managers, Dec '24: 9.1MAsset managers, Dec '24: 9.3MAsset managers, Dec '24: 9.4MAsset managers, Jan '25: 9.3MAsset managers, Jan '25: 9.2MAsset managers, Jan '25: 9.2MAsset managers, Jan '25: 9.3MAsset managers, Feb '25: 9.3MAsset managers, Feb '25: 9.2MAsset managers, Feb '25: 9MAsset managers, Feb '25: 8.9MAsset managers, Mar '25: 9.1MAsset managers, Mar '25: 9MAsset managers, Mar '25: 9MAsset managers, Mar '25: 9MAsset managers, Apr '25: 9.5MAsset managers, Apr '25: 9.8MAsset managers, Apr '25: 9.9MAsset managers, Apr '25: 10.3MAsset managers, Apr '25: 10.3MAsset managers, May '25: 10.5MAsset managers, May '25: 10.3MAsset managers, May '25: 10.1MAsset managers, May '25: 9.3MAsset managers, Jun '25: 9.8MAsset managers, Jun '25: 9.8MAsset managers, Jun '25: 10MAsset managers, Jun '25: 10MAsset managers, Jul '25: 10.7MAsset managers, Jul '25: 10.7MAsset managers, Jul '25: 10.5MAsset managers, Jul '25: 10.1MAsset managers, Jul '25: 10.3MAsset managers, Aug '25: 10.5MAsset managers, Aug '25: 10.7MAsset managers, Aug '25: 11MAsset managers, Aug '25: 10.9MAsset managers, Sep '25: 11MAsset managers, Sep '25: 10.9MAsset managers, Sep '25: 10.8MAsset managers, Sep '25: 10.6MAsset managers, Sep '25: 10.6MAsset managers, Oct '25: 10.5MAsset managers, Oct '25: 10.5MAsset managers, Oct '25: 10.8MAsset managers, Oct '25: 10.9MAsset managers, Nov '25: 10.9MAsset managers, Nov '25: 11.1MAsset managers, Nov '25: 11.2MAsset managers, Nov '25: 10.9MAsset managers, Dec '25: 11MAsset managers, Dec '25: 10.9MAsset managers, Dec '25: 11.1MAsset managers, Dec '25: 11.1MAsset managers, Dec '25: 11.2MAsset managers, Jan '26: 11.2MAsset managers, Jan '26: 11.3MAsset managers, Jan '26: 11MAsset managers, Jan '26: 11.3MAsset managers, Feb '26: 11.2MAsset managers, Feb '26: 11.6MAsset managers, Feb '26: 11.9MAsset managers, Feb '26: 11.3MAsset managers, Mar '26: 11.2MAsset managers, Mar '26: 11.2MAsset managers, Mar '26: 11.3MAsset managers, Mar '26: 11.4MAsset managers, Mar '26: 11.4MAsset managers, Apr '26: 11.5MAsset managers, Apr '26: 11.6MAsset managers, Apr '26: 11.4MAsset managers, Apr '26: 11.2MAsset managers, May '26: 11.1MAsset managers, May '26: 11MAsset managers, May '26: 11.2MAsset managers, May '26: 10.7MAsset managers, Jun '26: 11.2MAsset managers, Jun '26: 11.4MAsset managers, Jun '26: 11.6MAsset managers, Jun '26: 11.7MAsset managers, Jun '26: 11.5MAsset managers, Jul '26: 11.7MAsset managers, Jul '26: 11.6MAsset managers, Jul '26: 11.6MAsset managers, Jul '26: 11.8MAsset managers, Aug '26: 11.5MAsset managers, Aug '26: 11.4MAsset managers, Aug '26: 11.5MAsset managers, Aug '26: 11.4MAsset managers, Sep '26: 11.3MAsset managers, Sep '26: 11.2MAsset managers, Sep '26: 10.8MAsset managers, Sep '26: 10.6MAsset managers, Sep '26: 10.5MAsset managers, Oct '26: 10.5MAsset managers, Oct '26: 10.7MAsset managers, Oct '26: 10.8MLeveraged funds, Oct '23: -7.3MLeveraged funds, Nov '23: -7.2MLeveraged funds, Nov '23: -7.2MLeveraged funds, Nov '23: -7.2MLeveraged funds, Nov '23: -6.9MLeveraged funds, Dec '23: -7MLeveraged funds, Dec '23: -6.9MLeveraged funds, Dec '23: -7MLeveraged funds, Dec '23: -7.1MLeveraged funds, Jan '24: -7.3MLeveraged funds, Jan '24: -7.1MLeveraged funds, Jan '24: -7.1MLeveraged funds, Jan '24: -7.1MLeveraged funds, Jan '24: -7.4MLeveraged funds, Feb '24: -7.4MLeveraged funds, Feb '24: -7.1MLeveraged funds, Feb '24: -6.8MLeveraged funds, Feb '24: -6.5MLeveraged funds, Mar '24: -6.5MLeveraged funds, Mar '24: -6.5MLeveraged funds, Mar '24: -6.4MLeveraged funds, Mar '24: -6.3MLeveraged funds, Apr '24: -6.5MLeveraged funds, Apr '24: -6.4MLeveraged funds, Apr '24: -6.8MLeveraged funds, Apr '24: -6.9MLeveraged funds, Apr '24: -7.1MLeveraged funds, May '24: -7.3MLeveraged funds, May '24: -7.5MLeveraged funds, May '24: -7.7MLeveraged funds, May '24: -7.5MLeveraged funds, Jun '24: -7.7MLeveraged funds, Jun '24: -7.6MLeveraged funds, Jun '24: -7.8MLeveraged funds, Jun '24: -8MLeveraged funds, Jul '24: -8MLeveraged funds, Jul '24: -8MLeveraged funds, Jul '24: -8.5MLeveraged funds, Jul '24: -8.5MLeveraged funds, Jul '24: -8.8MLeveraged funds, Aug '24: -9MLeveraged funds, Aug '24: -9.4MLeveraged funds, Aug '24: -9.4MLeveraged funds, Aug '24: -8.8MLeveraged funds, Sep '24: -8.9MLeveraged funds, Sep '24: -9MLeveraged funds, Sep '24: -9.3MLeveraged funds, Sep '24: -9.2MLeveraged funds, Oct '24: -9.4MLeveraged funds, Oct '24: -9.4MLeveraged funds, Oct '24: -9.4MLeveraged funds, Oct '24: -9.4MLeveraged funds, Oct '24: -9.5MLeveraged funds, Nov '24: -9.3MLeveraged funds, Nov '24: -9.3MLeveraged funds, Nov '24: -9MLeveraged funds, Nov '24: -8.5MLeveraged funds, Dec '24: -8.5MLeveraged funds, Dec '24: -8.4MLeveraged funds, Dec '24: -8.3MLeveraged funds, Dec '24: -8.1MLeveraged funds, Dec '24: -8.2MLeveraged funds, Jan '25: -8MLeveraged funds, Jan '25: -7.7MLeveraged funds, Jan '25: -7.7MLeveraged funds, Jan '25: -8MLeveraged funds, Feb '25: -8.2MLeveraged funds, Feb '25: -8.2MLeveraged funds, Feb '25: -7.8MLeveraged funds, Feb '25: -7.6MLeveraged funds, Mar '25: -8MLeveraged funds, Mar '25: -8MLeveraged funds, Mar '25: -8.1MLeveraged funds, Mar '25: -8MLeveraged funds, Apr '25: -8.4MLeveraged funds, Apr '25: -8.7MLeveraged funds, Apr '25: -8.8MLeveraged funds, Apr '25: -9MLeveraged funds, Apr '25: -9.1MLeveraged funds, May '25: -9.4MLeveraged funds, May '25: -9.3MLeveraged funds, May '25: -9.3MLeveraged funds, May '25: -8.8MLeveraged funds, Jun '25: -8.8MLeveraged funds, Jun '25: -8.7MLeveraged funds, Jun '25: -8.7MLeveraged funds, Jun '25: -8.9MLeveraged funds, Jul '25: -9MLeveraged funds, Jul '25: -9.1MLeveraged funds, Jul '25: -9MLeveraged funds, Jul '25: -8.8MLeveraged funds, Jul '25: -9MLeveraged funds, Aug '25: -9.2MLeveraged funds, Aug '25: -9.3MLeveraged funds, Aug '25: -9.5MLeveraged funds, Aug '25: -9.5MLeveraged funds, Sep '25: -9.8MLeveraged funds, Sep '25: -9.6MLeveraged funds, Sep '25: -9.6MLeveraged funds, Sep '25: -9.5MLeveraged funds, Sep '25: -9.2MLeveraged funds, Oct '25: -9.5MLeveraged funds, Oct '25: -9.4MLeveraged funds, Oct '25: -9.6MLeveraged funds, Oct '25: -9.6MLeveraged funds, Nov '25: -9.7MLeveraged funds, Nov '25: -9.7MLeveraged funds, Nov '25: -9.8MLeveraged funds, Nov '25: -9.5MLeveraged funds, Dec '25: -9.6MLeveraged funds, Dec '25: -9.7MLeveraged funds, Dec '25: -9.6MLeveraged funds, Dec '25: -9.4MLeveraged funds, Dec '25: -9.5MLeveraged funds, Jan '26: -9.5MLeveraged funds, Jan '26: -9.5MLeveraged funds, Jan '26: -9.4MLeveraged funds, Jan '26: -9.3MLeveraged funds, Feb '26: -9.2MLeveraged funds, Feb '26: -9.1MLeveraged funds, Feb '26: -9.3MLeveraged funds, Feb '26: -9.1MLeveraged funds, Mar '26: -9MLeveraged funds, Mar '26: -9.2MLeveraged funds, Mar '26: -9.2MLeveraged funds, Mar '26: -9MLeveraged funds, Mar '26: -8.8MLeveraged funds, Apr '26: -8.8MLeveraged funds, Apr '26: -8.9MLeveraged funds, Apr '26: -8.9MLeveraged funds, Apr '26: -8.9MLeveraged funds, May '26: -9MLeveraged funds, May '26: -8.8MLeveraged funds, May '26: -8.8MLeveraged funds, May '26: -8.5MLeveraged funds, Jun '26: -8.8MLeveraged funds, Jun '26: -8.7MLeveraged funds, Jun '26: -8.9MLeveraged funds, Jun '26: -8.8MLeveraged funds, Jun '26: -8.8MLeveraged funds, Jul '26: -9MLeveraged funds, Jul '26: -9MLeveraged funds, Jul '26: -9MLeveraged funds, Jul '26: -8.9MLeveraged funds, Aug '26: -8.9MLeveraged funds, Aug '26: -8.7MLeveraged funds, Aug '26: -8.7MLeveraged funds, Aug '26: -8.4MLeveraged funds, Sep '26: -8.6MLeveraged funds, Sep '26: -8.3MLeveraged funds, Sep '26: -7.9MLeveraged funds, Sep '26: -7.8MLeveraged funds, Sep '26: -7.9MLeveraged funds, Oct '26: -7.7MLeveraged funds, Oct '26: -7.8MLeveraged funds, Oct '26: -7.9MApr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Apr '26Oct '26
Asset managersLeveraged funds

Treasury ETF ladder: price returns

Maturity1 week1 month3 months
BIL1–3 month bills0.1%——
SHY1–3 years0.2%——
IEI3–7 years0.4%——
IEF7–10 years0.7%——
TLH10–20 years1.3%——
TLT20+ years1.6%——

Long maturities beating short ones means buyers are reaching for duration (or yields are falling). Returns show once the price history covers the period.

By maturity, week of 2026-10-20

ContractAsset managers, netWeek's changeShare of open interestAgainst the last 3 yearsLeveraged funds, netWeek's change
2-year note+1,723,580−72,28638.0%21st percentile−1,285,548+81,860
5-year note+2,928,052−56,90043.6%37th percentile−2,117,544−13,153
10-year note+2,925,416+26,85449.9%near the top−2,107,224+98,713
Ultra 10-year+737,266−60,22827.7%86th percentile−318,477+17,381
Treasury bond+388,007−3,52721.7%near the bottom−162,757−8,737
Ultra bond+849,383+72,89135.9%13th percentile−804,808−89,079

Positions as of each Tuesday, published by the CFTC the Friday after. Asset managers — pension funds, insurers, mutual funds — hold Treasury futures as a cheap way to own duration; leveraged funds are mostly short the futures against cash bonds (the basis trade), so their position mirrors the asset managers'. In 10-year equivalents each contract is weighted by its approximate interest-rate risk, so a long-bond contract counts about twice a 10-year note.

Sources: CFTC Traders in Financial Futures (futures only), weekly; Treasury ETF prices: IEX Historical Data.

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Sector rotation: where funds and insiders are moving

Funds' net buying is each fund's latest quarterly report against its previous one, valued at today's prices so a price move alone isn't buying. Insider buyers: companies where a director or officer bought on the open market in the last 90 days.

8 funds · each fund's latest report against its previous one
SectorFunds' net buying, last quarterFunds buyingCompanies with insider buyersInsider net, 90 daysShort interest (median)
Industrials$2.56B5 of 813.6% −0.8 pp-$949.73M4.6%
Consumer Staples$2.4B5 of 815.3% −4.4 pp-$135.59M5.1% +0.2 pp
Materials$2.32B3 of 810.8% -$172.29M5.0% +0.6 pp
Real Estate$346.74M3 of 814.0% −5.6 pp-$136.44M5.4% +0.9 pp
Utilities$223.52M5 of 814.7% +7.4 pp-$11.29M4.3% +0.2 pp
Consumer Discretionary$170.79M3 of 811.9% −0.5 pp-$1.35B7.3% +0.6 pp
Energy-$955.63M3 of 813.7% −2.0 pp-$470.4M6.9% +0.4 pp
Health Care-$4.96B5 of 87.1% −7.8 pp-$1.25B6.0% −0.3 pp
Communication Services-$9.42B3 of 88.1% −2.7 pp-$80.56M7.0% −0.1 pp
Financials-$21.11B2 of 811.1% −6.4 pp-$605.31M4.4% +0.3 pp
Information Technology-$24.13B2 of 86.9% −2.5 pp-$3.07B5.5% −0.1 pp

Insider and short-interest changes against 2026-07-24. SEC EDGAR (Forms 4, 10-Q, 10-K, 13F, N-PORT) and FINRA short interest.

Source: U.S. Department of the Treasury (yields); CFTC (Treasury futures positions); SEC EDGAR (Forms 4, 10-Q, 10-K, 13F and N-PORT); FINRA (short interest). Earnings yield, equity risk premium and sector figures computed by Hand of the Market from the filings; prices where shown from IEX Historical Data.

Not investment advice. These signals are starting points for research, not recommendations. Data may contain errors or lag the filings.