What happened last week?Mortgage backed securities (MBS) lost -33 basis points (BPS) from last Friday's close, which caused 30-year fixed mortgage rates to increase and wiped out the prior week's…
Nick AlvinoSeptember 8, 2014
Mortgage backed securities (MBS) continue to receive fantastic international demand which will give us great support and probably some very small gains over Friday's close. On a weekly basis, we…
Nick AlvinoSeptember 3, 2014
What happened last week?Mortgage backed securities (MBS) gained +62 basis points (BPS) from last Friday's close which caused 30 year fixed mortgage rates to move lower and hit their best…
Nick AlvinoSeptember 3, 2014
What's on the agenda for today?Weak European data will contribute to keeping MBS trading in a very nice range. However, any real rally is not in the cards as there…
Nick AlvinoAugust 12, 2014
Mortgage Backed Securities (MBS) OverviewThere were no major economic releases or Treasury auctions for the market to react to. MBS were up as much as +25BPS at 11:51EST and then…
Nick AlvinoAugust 4, 2014
What's on the agenda for this week?Mortgage Backed Securities (MBS) OverviewThe biggest domestic economic report will be Friday's Durable Goods Orders which is expected to climb back into positive territory.We…
Nick AlvinoJuly 21, 2014
What's on the agenda for this week?Intra-Day Lock Status: Neutral. The global fear-factor-premium is very much in play today and providing great support for pricing. But...you need new...new...new..something new...an escalation…
Nick AlvinoJuly 14, 2014
What's on the agenda for this week?Intra-Day Lock Status: Today is a real "yawner" with no major economic data until Tuesday. Bond Traders are actually not back into full force…
Nick AlvinoJuly 7, 2014
URGENT NOTE FOR THE HOLIDAY WEEKThis week could hold a lot of volatility. So what’s up? First, it’s a holiday-shortened week; the markets will be closed on Friday. Plus the…
Nick AlvinoJune 30, 2014