These products offer traders the ability to speculate, or hedge interest-rate risk, in a relatively conservative and comfortable manner.
Casual observers might not realize that real sea monsters live under the placid surface of the deep green oceans before us.
The most important issue right now is that bonds find some support.
It was what the St. Louis Fed President said regarding short-term rate targets that left the deepest impression.
The market roared, but the pros did not tag along in size. They either have to catch up, or they are just not coming.
It's a suitable time to focus on low and limited-risk speculative plays. Let's take a look at the yen and cattle futures.
You are more likely to encounter an albino deer in the forest or shake hands with a friendly sasquatch than realize that interest rates have hit neutral territory.
The Rareview Inflation/Deflation exchange-traded fund was launched in January and so far it appears to perform better than the iShares TIPs Bond ETF and the iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF.
Tech might not truly be leading markets vertically, but it is certainly leading investor behavior in a more horizontal fashion.
The market bounce has been strong and persistent enough to provide some comfort that the lows will hold,