10 yr vs 30 yr yield change
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10 yr vs 30 yr yield change
the PP holds 30 yr bonds because they are the most volatile (sensitive to changes in interest rates/price). Is that true?
in the recent run-up in yield after the election the 10 yr bond seems to be at least as volatile if not more volatile than the 30 yr bond. In other words, the interest rate change for the 10 yr bond is the same % or a bit more than the 30 yr bond. It seems that at this time there is no advantage of the 30 yr bond vs the 10 yr. If that is correct then why is this happening, why is the 30 yr bond not reacting more than the 10 yr?
in the recent run-up in yield after the election the 10 yr bond seems to be at least as volatile if not more volatile than the 30 yr bond. In other words, the interest rate change for the 10 yr bond is the same % or a bit more than the 30 yr bond. It seems that at this time there is no advantage of the 30 yr bond vs the 10 yr. If that is correct then why is this happening, why is the 30 yr bond not reacting more than the 10 yr?
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You are just looking at a small snapshot of time, though.
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peaktotrough.com shows the 30-year bond off 7.44% since the election. Looks like the 10-year bond is only off 4.05%. What data are you looking at?
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My guess is that you are just looking at yield changes without taking duration into account. The 30-year bond is more volatile because it has a longer duration.
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Nevertheless, the OP makes a valid point.
My 5.6 year TLT + Cash has performed better than the BND ETF with the same duration.
The yield curve has flattened or beginning to invert.
My 5.6 year TLT + Cash has performed better than the BND ETF with the same duration.
The yield curve has flattened or beginning to invert.
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Yes that's true, but a good proxy nonetheless as it holds bonds across the yield curve. Granted risk is not the same.
The point is rates could rise faster at the short and intermediate term durations and slower for longer duration instruments.
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I could be trying to persuade myself into holding onto my LTT's. I looked at selling some to reduce duration but the difference in losses between the 10 and 30-year keeps me invested in the barbell (LTT's + cash). If stocks ever fall, I still expect a flight to safety and hopefully LTT's will benefit.
The point is rates could rise faster at the short and intermediate term durations and slower for longer duration instruments.
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I could be trying to persuade myself into holding onto my LTT's. I looked at selling some to reduce duration but the difference in losses between the 10 and 30-year keeps me invested in the barbell (LTT's + cash). If stocks ever fall, I still expect a flight to safety and hopefully LTT's will benefit.
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OP here. @ barrett. Yes, I was looking at the yield changes. Could you explain how duration effects the phenomenon? And why the LTTs are still more valid than 10 yr?
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P.S. Thx for pointing to peaktotrough.com
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I like to do simple trading around the edges as tweaks. Tomorrow I am going to rebalance and buy long term Treasuries. From a short term perspective we're 3 standard deviations out from the middle of the Keltner Channel for 10 year yields. That screams "it's on sale today" to me.
The world has decided in a week that inflation and growth are back based on the election results. In a month or a year it could decide the opposite.
The world has decided in a week that inflation and growth are back based on the election results. In a month or a year it could decide the opposite.
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I am not the guy to be explaining bond duration in depth, but basically it is a measure of a bond's sensitivity to changes in interest rates.thisisallen wrote:Yes, I was looking at the yield changes. Could you explain how duration effects the phenomenon? And why the LTTs are still more valid than 10 yr?
Some googling on the subject will either clarify or confuse you further! This is from the Fidelity website:
"In general terms, duration is the number of years required to recover the cost of a bond, considering the present value of all interest and principal payments. Duration is expressed as a number of years from the bond's purchase date. In general, the greater the bond's duration, the more sensitive its market price is likely to be to future interest rate changes."
This video is only two minutes long and gives a good overview:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S3lEAQDjmM8
Normally, if interest rates change by 1%, a fixed income security's price is likely to experience an inverse change by approximately 1% for each year of duration.
So...
Over the last year the yield on the 30-year bond has ranged from 2.1% to 3.1%. We've essentially seen a drop of one percent followed by a rise of one percent. So a bond with, say, a 17-year duration would have first risen by 17% and then fallen by 17%. A bond with a shorter duration would have gone up less and also fallen less. I used the number 17 because that's what the fund TLT more or less targets (Its current "effective duration" is 17.33 years while its weighted average maturity is 26.2 years). Many PPers use TLT which is why I am using that as an example.
My understanding is that Harry Browne chose the 30-year bond for the PP as a simple way to more or less balance the risk between bonds, gold and stocks.
Hope that helps.
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Barrett, I simply have fallen in love with your post.
Nice job!
Nice job!
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^ +1
good explanation. all clear.
good explanation. all clear.
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Budd, you are witnessing a mediocre mind at the height of its analytical powers!buddtholomew wrote:Barrett, I simply have fallen in love with your post.
Nice job!
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The most intelligent people I know are able to explain the most complex subject matter in lay-men's terms.
Reminds me of "The Big Short" where celebrities explained the financial crisis using simple language and examples.
Reminds me of "The Big Short" where celebrities explained the financial crisis using simple language and examples.