Hedge-fund managers and other large speculators held a
net-short position in 10-year note futures for the first time in almost two
months amid speculation Federal Reserve officials may taper the pace of asset
purchases, Bloomberg reports.
They moved to the bearish wagers in the week ending May 14
for the first time since March 22, according to U.S. Commodity Futures Trading
Commission data. Speculative short positions, or bets prices will fall,
outnumbered long positions by 11,153 contracts on the Chicago Board of Trade.
The previous week, traders were net-long 37,956 contracts….
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