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A Non-Empty X-Longs

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My premium users have always had access to my published watchlists, and two of them show which positions I am long (X-Longs) and short (X-Shorts). The latter one is always chock full of goodness, but the former one usually has tumbleweeds blowing through it and the distant sound of crows cawing. Now, for the first time since Mamie Eisenhower was touring the U.S., it actually has a symbol: TLT. These are, of course, the bonds, and in spite of the risk of “catching a falling knife“, I’m giving this one a shot.


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