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Trend-Chasing Funds’ Big Short on Bonds Raises Stakes for CPI

Bloomberg Markets Tuesday 11 August 2026, 15:30 UTC By Ye Xie 1 min read
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Trend-Chasing Funds’ Big Short on Bonds Raises Stakes for CPI Record short bets against global bonds by trend-chasing investors are lifting the stakes for US inflation reports this week. Commodity trading advisers, which seek to profit from momentum across assets, tripled their underweight bond positions at the end of July from two weeks earlier, according to UBS Group AG. The wagers have remained steady since then, leaving the crowded CTA trade at risk to any bond rally spurred by upcoming...

Trend-Chasing Funds’ Big Short on Bonds Raises Stakes for CPI Record short bets against global bonds by trend-chasing investors are lifting the stakes for US inflation reports this week. Commodity trading advisers, which seek to profit from momentum across assets, tripled their underweight bond positions at the end of July from two weeks earlier, according to UBS Group AG. The wagers have remained steady since then, leaving the crowded CTA trade at risk to any bond rally spurred by upcoming readings of consumer and producer prices.
CPI Trend-Chasing (ORG) US (LOCATION) UBS Group AG (ORG) CTA (ORG)
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