UMBS are coming in the year rough. 6.0 coupon is down 17 bps. 5.5 Coupon is down 34. Bonds sold off somewhat sharply in the overnight session on an unknown combination of the [...]
Reading Notes For: Part 6: Authority This is a summary of my reading notes from Influence by Robert Cialdini. And now we are going to dive even deeper into the [...]
UMBS starting the day in the red. Down 11 bps on the 6.0. 5.5 is down 17. The S&P 500 traded just a few points away from its all-time peak on Thursday, extending [...]
MBS giving up much of yesterday's gain right off the bat. UMBS 6.0 is down 16 bps. 5.5 down 14. Bonds were modestly weaker in the overnight session with half of the weakness [...]
Reading Notes For: Part 4: The Power of Social Proof – Because Everyone is doing it. This is a summary of my reading notes from Influence by Robert Cialdini. Today [...]
UMBS were in the green early. 6.0 coupon is up 11 bps. 5.5 is up 22 bps. US equity futures were steady, with an all-time high this year firmly in sight amid optimism [...]
Tuesday - December 26, 2023 Back at it after the holiday. The 6.0 coupon were down 5 bps early. 5.5 was flat. 6.5 was up 16 bps. Markets are still digesting the data [...]
Reading Notes For: Part 3: The Power of Consistency This is a summary of my reading notes from Influence by Robert Cialdini. "Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion" by Robert Cialdini [...]
