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YOU CAN’T FIGHT CITY HALL... OR THE BOND MARKET…

By Chris Johnson, Quantitative Specialist, Money Morning • January 3, 2024

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That’s the message that I read during my weekend reading, as analysts have
started sounding off about the dramatic rise in the bond market.

"It’s run its course"… 

"Watch for a crash"... 

"Here come more bank failures"…

And on and on.

The headlines are telling you a new bullish story, though.

The iShares 20 Plus Year Treasury Bond ETF (TLT) has shot 20% higher since its
bottom in October. I didn’t see a bit about that over the weekend.

Fund flow into the bond market is on the rise, as institutions are reallocating
portfolios to the time-tested 60/40 allocation. We’re talking about billions
moving back into the bond market. Didn't see that either, just worries.

The market’s reaction to the three-month rally speaks louder than the rally
itself because the bond market is now climbing the “Wall of Worry,” and I love
it.

Here’s why.

The bond market entered its recent bear market trend in February 2021 when TLT
shares broke below their 20-month moving average. From there, bonds dropped like
a rock as interest rates started to move higher. This was the bond market
telling the Fed that inflation was a problem. Remember those days when the Fed
was telling us that inflation was “transitory”?

We saw several 10-15% rallies during the last three years. Each time, the
analysts told us that the bottom had been placed in the bond market.

Each time they were wrong.

That’s what I call the “Slope of Hope.” You don’t buy assets when they’re
sliding down the Slope of Hope, you sell.

TLT shares, and the bond market, have been consolidating over the last two weeks
after a tiring run. This is normal. 

The consolidation is happening just below $100 on the TLT.  That, too, is
normal, as round numbers tend to act as resistance.


Bottom Line - There's the $100 You Should Watch

A break above $100 on the TLT is going to lead to the next 20% rally in the bond market as Wall Street continues with a tectonic shift back into fixed income investment. 

In addition to its rounded nature, $100 also represents the price where that 20-month moving average I mentioned earlier sits. 

A break above that trendline puts bonds into a long-term bull market trend for the first time since February 2021. Don't miss the move.


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