Daily Charts - Bonds can play a vital role in dampening volatility

Callum_Thomas
12-15

1.Bonds can play a vital role in dampening volatility, and improving portfolio risk-adjusted returns

---but gotta say the recent experience leaves a lot to be desired... $iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF(TLT)$

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2.China is back in the market, who's driving the market into 2025, $Gold - main 2502(GCmain)$ vs Bond market echoes, and Work required to buy gold...

3.Crazy Chart

-bubbles are not a new thing

-even the smartest muck it up

--how can you learn from this?

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4.Stockmarket investors don't care about yield.

(at least that's the message we get in the chart below)

The US stockmarket dividend yield is close to 1% --a bit more if you include the impact of buybacks, but still far below fixed income alternatives...

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US Treasury Yields Surge: Are Bonds Now Better Than Stocks?
The 10-year U.S. Treasury yield has steadily climbed from its mid-September low of 3.60% due to Fed hawkish stance. Notably, since early last week, the 10-year Treasury yield has risen for nine consecutive trading days, marking the longest streak since 1978. ------------------- With 10Y Treasury yields risesto 4.5%: Is investing in U.S. Treasuries now more worthwhile than stocks?
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