HALISTER1: BTP ALERT: Yield Below August Lows, Testing Medium-Term Support

BTP ALERT: Yield Below August Lows, Testing Medium-Term Support

(Bloomberg) -- BTP yield is slicing through the 1.97% August low and challenging the 55-week average line at 1.96%. See live chart here.
  • Italy 10y yield -10bps to 1.93%
  • Yield has recently broken down below its important long-term support line at 2.06% which has fueled some bear capitulation
    • NOTE: Aug. 31, BTP Yield Slips Below Key Support That Held 12 Times in August
  • Italy-Germany 10y yield spread -5bps to 163bps, contracts to two-week lows; support at 161bps and 158bps
  • NOTE: Sejul Gokal is a FICC technical strategist who writes for Bloomberg. The observations he makes are his own and are not intended as investment advice
To contact the reporter on this story: Sejul Gokal in London at sgokal1@bloomberg.net To contact the editors responsible for this story: Ven Ram at vram1@bloomberg.net Anil Varma

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