Comments on: The Worst Bond Market In 22 Years? http://www.tradersnarrative.com/the-worst-bond-market-in-22-years-1239.html Freshly squeezed market commentary & analysis Mon, 01 Dec 2008 19:20:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.2 by: Babak http://www.tradersnarrative.com/the-worst-bond-market-in-22-years-1239.html#comment-11539 Wed, 08 Aug 2007 00:59:12 +0000 http://www.tradersnarrative.com/the-worst-bond-market-in-22-years-1239.html#comment-11539 Johan, that's a brilliant observation. Unless the data is normalized like that, we end up comparing apples to oranges. Johan, that’s a brilliant observation. Unless the data is normalized like that, we end up comparing apples to oranges.

]]> by: Johan http://www.tradersnarrative.com/the-worst-bond-market-in-22-years-1239.html#comment-11519 Tue, 07 Aug 2007 13:24:41 +0000 http://www.tradersnarrative.com/the-worst-bond-market-in-22-years-1239.html#comment-11519 I don't see myself as an expert, but I think it is odd that people measure the spread in point value. It should be measured in relative value. Or more accurate the relative value of the REAL rate spread. I think it's quite a bit a difference to compare 3% rates to 4% rates versus 13% rates to 14% rates. But they both have the same spread. But as I wrote, you have to remove the inflation from those values first, and then make a RELATIVE comparison. My 5 cents... I don’t see myself as an expert, but I think it is odd that people measure the spread in point value. It should be measured in relative value. Or more accurate the relative value of the REAL rate spread.

I think it’s quite a bit a difference to compare 3% rates to 4% rates versus 13% rates to 14% rates. But they both have the same spread.

But as I wrote, you have to remove the inflation from those values first, and then make a RELATIVE comparison.

My 5 cents…

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