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About Ishares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF
Expense ratio
0.15%
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Inception date
Jul 22, 2002
ISIN
US4642874402
IEF is a longer maturity, longer duration play on the US Intermediate Treasury segment. The fund focuses on Treasury notes expiring 7-10 years from now, which have significantly higher yield and interest rate sensitivity than the notes that make up our broader 1-10 year benchmark. IEF`s average YTM is significantly higher than our benchmark's. Of course, the higher yield comes with significantly higher sensitivity to changes in rates, particularly those at the longer end of the yield curve (10-year key rate duration). The fund changed its index from the Barclays US Treasury Bond 7-10 Year Term Index to the ICE US Treasury 7-10 Year Bond Index on March 31, 2016. This change created no significant change in exposure. IEF's narrow focus and concentrated portfolio have been popular, so the fund is stable and easy to trade.
Classification
What's in the fund
Exposure type
Government
Bonds, Cash & Other100.00%
Government99.97%
Cash0.03%
IEF: Holding on to an Established Trendline at the 0.382 RetraceThe IEF (US 7-10 year Treasury ETF), has held on to the 0.382 Fibonacci Retrace aligning with a Long-term and Established Trend line and the 200-Month Simple Moving Average with high amounts of MACD Bullish Divergence and a move above the 0 line on the Oscillators. All of these factors point towards
US OR EUROPEAN BONDS? SCENARIO ANALYSISGood morning everyone. Today, through a scenario analysis and the creation of a bond sentiment index, we will try to determine which between US or European bonds represent the best choice.
1. TECHNICAL ANALYSIS OF IBGM AND IEF
The ETFs at the center of our analysis are the iShares € Govt Bond 7-1
W.D. Gann IEF low . 75 % W.D Gann came right into the Gann date 10 yr cycle low . I will now look for a very choppy rally back up into 98.2 to 99.7 in the etf
IEF trade plan based on AMEX option traders' activityIMPORTANT! Based on our team's research of the options market, we expect buy activity at the support level or sell activity at the resistance.
We primarily consider levels to be activity zones, but not to be a super-fine level for establishing a limit order. Use them in combination with our own str
Short $IEF at $101?I think a lot of people are thinking that yields will head lower from here, just like they have previously, but I think that bonds will follow the trend that they did last year (which is down), rather than move higher going forward.
If you look at the chart, we're in a bearish trend. We're currentl
Treasuries (IEF) vs Sub-Investment Grade (JNK) Treasuries (IEF) relative to Sub-Investment Grade (JNK) | Weekly Chart | Similar to Jan-March 2020, a larger spike in the ratio could suggest higher levels of stress. Note the +2% move so far this week.
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IEF/LQD -Daily, Inverted (Financial Conditions) 01/23/2023This chart shows IEF/LQD ratio (Inverted) With the SPY overlayed so you can compare how when financial conditions ease (as they are) then the SPY will react as it is, positively.
IEF ShortTo begin, I am not a Seasoned Trader; I use this blog for:
1. Record keeping; &
2. Formalizing my thoughts
a. If I can't explain simply here, I shldn't engage
To begin, my Rules of Engagement ( RoE ) to identify an upside of +3 to 1 Risk to Reward ( “R/R” ); in this case it may yield a 3.1- 3.94
IEF/LQD Ratio (Financial Conditions) Daily - EasingThis chart is an inverted chart of the IEF/LQD ratio with a SPX (SP500) overlay line chart Not Inverted . This shows the corrrelation to easing conditions and the S&P500. This is what the FOMC is failing at fighting. With QT and rate hikes, this has only had pullbacks. Jawboning too.
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