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NEW Rate Techs: MBS Stuck in the Middle. Traders Stay Nimble

Wed, Jul 6 2011, 1:24 PM

What is Fibonacci retracement? Where do the ratios come from? Why do they matter? FROM : Investopedia FAQs Fibonacci retracement is a very ...

NEW MBS MID-DAY: Positive Price Action

Tue, Jul 5 2011, 11:24 AM

MBSonMND : MBS MID-DAY Open MBSonMND Dashboard FNMA 3.5 95-28 : +0-13 ...

NEW The Week Ahead: Jobs Jobs Jobs

Tue, Jul 5 2011, 9:01 AM

Most folks would scoff at us if we said mortgages gave a strong performance last week. It doesn't seem possible when the Fannie Mae 4.0 MBS coupon...

NEW MBS RECAP: Uneventful Recovery

Tue, Jul 5 2011, 4:15 PM

MBSonMND : MBS RECAP Open MBSonMND Dashboard FNMA 3.5 95-26 : +0-12 ...

NEW MBS MID-DAY: Loan Pricing Worse

Fri, Jul 1 2011, 11:24 AM

MBSonMND : MBS MID-DAY Open MBSonMND Dashboard FNMA 3.5 95-06 : -0-13 ...

NEW The Day Ahead: ISM, Consumer Sentiment, Long Weekend

Fri, Jul 1 2011, 8:47 AM

Markets have yet to find direction on the first day of the third quarter. Treasuries are unchanged from Thursday's close. The two-year yield is 0.47%...

NEW Rate Movers: Econ Data, Trading Techs, Debt Ceiling Debate

Fri, Jul 1 2011, 4:24 PM

MBSonMND : MBS RECAP Open MBSonMND Dashboard FNMA 3.5 95-15 : -0-04 ...

NEW MBS MID-DAY: Technical Breakdown

Thu, Jun 30 2011, 11:16 AM

MBSonMND : MBS MID-DAY Open MBSonMND Dashboard FNMA 3.5 95-16 : -0-15 ...

NEW The Day Ahead: Final Greek Vote, Claims, Chicago PMI

Thu, Jun 30 2011, 8:33 AM

It's the last day of the 2nd quarter and the Fed's 2nd Quantitative Easing program. And stocks and bonds are both off to a positive start as the Greek...

NEW MBS RECAP: Down But Off Lows

Thu, Jun 30 2011, 4:15 PM

MBSonMND : MBS RECAP Open MBSonMND Dashboard FNMA 3.5 95-18 : -0-13 ...

NEW MBS MID-DAY: Path of Least Resistance

Wed, Jun 29 2011, 11:22 AM

MBSonMND : MBS MID-DAY Open MBSonMND Dashboard FNMA 3.5 96-08 : -0-03 ...

NEW The Day Ahead: Greek Vote to Vote, $29bn 7s, Pending Home Sales

Wed, Jun 29 2011, 9:26 AM

Bonds got beat up yesterday as a combination of overbought technicals, quarter-end debt auction supply, and a rally in the stock market all pressured ...

NEW MBS RECAP: Another Down Day

Wed, Jun 29 2011, 4:21 PM

MBSonMND : MBS RECAP Open MBSonMND Dashboard FNMA 3.5 95-30 : -0-13 ...

NEW MBS MID-DAY: Auction Concessions and Stock Lever

Tue, Jun 28 2011, 11:16 AM

MBSonMND : MBS MID-DAY Open MBSonMND Dashboard FNMA 3.5 96-29 : -0-05 ...

NEW The Day Ahead: Home Prices & Consumer Confidence

Tue, Jun 28 2011, 8:27 AM

The start of a new week brought with it a reversal of positive price action yesterday. After rallying as far as 2.85% late last week, the 10yr...

NEW MBS RECAP: Just Like June 14th

Tue, Jun 28 2011, 4:16 PM

MBSonMND : MBS RECAP Open MBSonMND Dashboard FNMA 3.5 96-11 : -0-23 ...

NEW MBS RECAP: Corrective Conviction

Mon, Jun 27 2011, 11:16 AM

MBSonMND : MBS RECAP Open MBSonMND Dashboard FNMA 3.5 97-04 : -0-08 ...

NEW MBS MID-DAY: Pricing Slightly Worse

Mon, Jun 27 2011, 11:16 AM

MBSonMND : MBS MID-DAY Open MBSonMND Dashboard FNMA 3.5 97-10 : -0-02 ...

NEW The Week Ahead: End of Quarter and QEII

Mon, Jun 27 2011, 8:48 AM

The week begins at a brisk pace wi th Personal Income and Spending right off the bat at 8:30AM on Monday morning. Soon after that we'll be prepar...

NEW MBS MID-DAY: Lagging the Rates Rally

Fri, Jun 24 2011, 11:16 AM

MBSonMND : MBS MID-DAY Open MBSonMND Dashboard FNMA 3.5 97-11 : -0-02 ...

NEW Directional Motivations Deflated. Uncertainty Abundant

Fri, Jun 24 2011, 9:52 AM

WANNA TALK ABOUT HEADLINE EXHAUSTION.... This is just the last 24 hours. EU leaders issued their own vote of confidence that Greece would fi...

NEW MBS RECAP: Flat

Fri, Jun 24 2011, 4:16 PM

MBSonMND : MBS RECAP Open MBSonMND Dashboard FNMA 3.5 97-14 : +0-01 ...

NEW MBS MID-DAY: Short Covering Rates Rally

Thu, Jun 23 2011, 11:20 AM

MBSonMND : MBS MID-DAY Open MBSonMND Dashboard FNMA 3.5 97-11 : +0-15 ...

NEW The Day Ahead: Jobless Claims, Home Sales, Treasury Supply

Thu, Jun 23 2011, 8:26 AM

The benchmark 10-year Treasury yield briefly moved above 3% after Fed chairman Ben Bernanke's press conference on Wednesday, but it's now is four ...

NEW MBS RECAP: Decision Time Again

Thu, Jun 23 2011, 4:20 PM

MBSonMND : MBS RECAP Open MBSonMND Dashboard FNMA 3.5 97-13 : +0-17 ...

NEW MBS MID-DAY: More Price Volatility

Wed, Jun 22 2011, 11:15 AM

MBSonMND : MBS MID-DAY Open MBSonMND Dashboard FNMA 3.5 96-25 : +0-05 ...

NEW The Day Ahead: Fed Day

Wed, Jun 22 2011, 8:34 AM

The S&P 500 experienced its biggest gain in two months on Tuesday but trading is now back in caution-mode ahead of the Federal Reserve's monetary poli...

NEW Headline Exhaustion Returns. Bonds Await New Guidance

Wed, Jun 22 2011, 5:09 PM

For a third day in a row, intraday price volatility kept mortgage rate watchers on their toes and lenders defensive . The Fannie 4.0 MBS coupon bou...

NEW FOMC Summary Plus Bernanke Q&A

Wed, Jun 22 2011, 4:15 PM

MBSonMND : MBS RECAP Open MBSonMND Dashboard FNMA 3.5 96-26 : +0-06 ...

NEW MBS MID-DAY: Another Slow Start

Tue, Jun 21 2011, 11:15 AM

MBSonMND : MBS MID-DAY Open MBSonMND Dashboard FNMA 3.5 96-11 : -0-06 ...

NEW The Day Ahead: Existing Home Sales & Vote of Confidence

Tue, Jun 21 2011, 8:54 AM

Rates rose yesterday in a quiet trading environment largely thanks to gains in the stock market. The S&P closed +0.54% at 1278.36. The 10yr note fini...

NEW MBS RECAP: Up Down Sideways

Tue, Jun 21 2011, 4:15 PM

MBSonMND : MBS RECAP Open MBSonMND Dashboard FNMA 3.5 96-19 : +0-02 ...

NEW MBS MID-DAY: Profit Taking Seen

Mon, Jun 20 2011, 11:15 AM

MBSonMND : MBS MID-DAY Open MBSonMND Dashboard FNMA 3.5 96-22 : -0-02 ...

NEW The Week Ahead: FOMC Meeting, Greek Drama, Housing Data

Mon, Jun 20 2011, 9:01 AM

Indecisive investor attitudes carry over into the week ahead where two major events are seen shaping outlooks. The U.S. Federal Reserve will conc...

NEW MBS RECAP: 6/20/2011

Mon, Jun 20 2011, 4:15 PM

MBSonMND : MBS RECAP Open MBSonMND Dashboard FNMA 3.5 ...

NEW MBS MID-DAY: Mostly Flat. Defensive Sentiment

Fri, Jun 17 2011, 11:18 AM

MBSonMND : MBS MID-DAY Open MBSonMND Dashboard FNMA 3.5 96-25 : +0-01 ...

NEW The Day Ahead: Less Greek Drama, Consumer Sentiment, Black Hole Eats Star

Fri, Jun 17 2011, 8:46 AM

Treasury yields are backing up as the stock market seeks to avoid a seventh consecutive week of declines. Here is the short and sweet explanation.....

NEW MBS RECAP: Indecisive Attitude

Fri, Jun 17 2011, 4:18 PM

MBSonMND : MBS RECAP Open MBSonMND Dashboard FNMA 3.5 96-27 : +0-03 ...

NEW MBS MID-DAY: Holding On Despite Stock Rally

Thu, Jun 16 2011, 11:20 AM

MBSonMND : MBS MID-DAY Open MBSonMND Dashboard FNMA 3.5 96-30 : +0-10 ...

NEW The Day Ahead: Jobless Claims, Housing Starts, Philly Fed

Thu, Jun 16 2011, 8:39 AM

The Eurodebt crisis continued to create chaos in overnight trading. Here's the headlines that moved the needle... (Reuters) - ECB's Wellink ca...

NEW "Risk Off": MBS Buyers Missing in Action

Thu, Jun 16 2011, 6:17 PM

The benchmark 10-year note finished the day +14/32 at 101-23 yielding 2.926% (-4.9bps) and the 2s/10s yield curve bull flattened another 5 basis point...

NEW MBS RECAP: Lackluster Effort from Mortgages

Thu, Jun 16 2011, 4:20 PM

MBSonMND : MBS RECAP Open MBSonMND Dashboard FNMA 3.5 96-26 : +0-06 ...

NEW MBS MID-DAY: Recovery Rally

Wed, Jun 15 2011, 11:17 AM

MBSonMND : MBS MID-DAY Open MBSonMND Dashboard FNMA 3.5 96-04 : +0-07 ...

NEW The Day Ahead: Busy Calendar

Wed, Jun 15 2011, 8:23 AM

Bonds got crushed yesterday as equities took desperate measures to avoid an all out collapse. The 10yr note yield rose almost 12 basis points to 3.101...

NEW Bonds Bounce Back as Stocks Cling to Support

Wed, Jun 15 2011, 5:36 PM

Rate sheet influential MBS prices took took a beating yesterday. The bond market's behavior was so unfriendly that Best Execution mortgage rates nea...

NEW MBS RECAP: Flight to Safety

Wed, Jun 15 2011, 4:22 PM

MBSonMND : MBS RECAP Open MBSonMND Dashboard FNMA 3.5 96-23 : +0-26 ...

NEW MBS MID-DAY: Support Broken

Tue, Jun 14 2011, 11:24 AM

MBSonMND : MBS MID-DAY Open MBSonMND Dashboard FNMA 3.5 96-04 : -0-19 ...

NEW The Day Ahead: Retail Sales, PPI, Bernanke

Tue, Jun 14 2011, 8:23 AM

Benchmark interest rates are once again under pressure as equities attempt another recovery bounce . The 10-year Treasury note yield is three basi...

NEW Bonds Get Crushed as Stocks Take Desperate Measures

Tue, Jun 14 2011, 5:06 PM

After stagnating for six straight sessions, benchmark interest rates finally broke technical support today and erased a chunk of positive progress. ...

NEW MBS RECAP: Multiple Reprices Reported

Tue, Jun 14 2011, 4:19 PM

MBSonMND : MBS RECAP Open MBSonMND Dashboard FNMA 3.5 95-31 : -0-24 ...