iShares Barclays 20+ Year Treasury Bond Fund Archives - Page 2 of 2 - ONE-TWENTY TWO: Trading Financial Markets

T2108 Update (July 23, 2013) – Market Almost Overbought; A Quick Review of the Apple Earnings Play

July 23, 2013July 23, 2013 by Dr. Duru

(T2108 measures the percentage of stocks trading above their respective 40-day moving averages [DMAs]. It helps to identify extremes in market sentiment that are highly likely to reverse. To learn more about it, see my T2108 Resource Page. You can follow real-time T2108 commentary on twitter using the #T2108 hashtag. T2108-related trades and other trades … Read more

T2108 Update (July 5, 2013) – S&P 500 Finally Makes A Breakthrough

July 6, 2013July 6, 2013 by Dr. Duru

One Eye On Higher Interest Rates As Strong Housing Data Continue

February 19, 2013 by Dr. Duru

This is an excerpt from an article I originally published on Seeking Alpha on February 4, 2013. Click here to read the entire piece.) Long-term interest rates are moving higher. Although it can be difficult to interpret the meaning of interest rate movements given the Federal Reserve is an active player in manipulating rates, I … Read more

T2108 Update (January 25, 2013) – No Pause for 1500 Even As Red Flags Grow Brighter

January 28, 2013January 28, 2013 by Dr. Duru

Chart Review: The Slow Decline of iShares Barclays 20+ Year Treasury Bond Fund (TLT)

October 8, 2012October 8, 2012 by Dr. Duru

The Federal Reserve’s expressed desire for quantitative easing and Operation Twist has been to lower long-term interest rates. The response to the announcement of QE3 on September 13th has not yet generated lower interest rates except for a brief moment. The iShares Barclays 20+ Year Treasury Bond Fund (TLT) is one way to play long-term … Read more