The Last Time Traders Were This Short 2Y Notes, Rates Collapsed

As rates fell last week, speculators in 2Y Treasury Notes added aggressively to their short positions. Positioning in 2Y Notes is now at its most short since mid-2007 (as 10Y Bond positioning surged to its most long in over a year), and if history is any guide to what happens next, rates are set to tumble.
The last time 2Y Note speculators were this short was mid-2007 and rates utterly collapsed soon after…

This post was published at Zero Hedge on 09/29/2014.