www.CandleStickForums.com Buying US Treasuries Investors are buying US Treasuries in a flight to security as both the European and American economies promise to stay in the doldrums from a prolonged period. Stocks have fallen sharply and risen again several times of late as uncertainty has led to persistent market volatility. Oil futures are down as are stocks. Gold futures are down as well, even in light of a retreat of the NYSE, NASDAQ, and stock markets across the world. It would appear as though those interested in gold investing are also uncertain about the duration of the decade long bull market in the precious metal. Investors are buying US Treasuries in this uncertain world even after Standard and Poors downgraded US debt after the Capitol Hill fiasco in which congress and the president were unable to come to a quick compromise on raising the US debt ceiling. With the use of sound fundamental and technical analysis traders can profit from swings in interest rates when buying US Treasuries and selling them. Candlestick analysis of interest rates helps traders objectively anticipate market trends and market reversal in rates and profit thereby. Recently investors were buying US treasuries, the ten year note, for as low as a 1.76% yield. US Treasury notes are issues form terms ranging from one to ten years in denominations of $1,000. $1,000 is what the investor will receive if he holds the note to maturity. He will also receive taxable interest every six months for the duration of the note. What he pays when buying US treasuries will depend upon the market. By comparison Treasury Bills have maturities of four weeks to a year.

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Investors are buying US
Treasuries in a flight to
security as both the European
and American economies
promise to stay in the
doldrums from a prolonged
period.

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Stocks have fallen sharply and
risen again several times of
late as uncertainty has led to
persistent market volatility.

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Oil futures are down as are
stocks.

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Gold futures are down as well,
even in light of a retreat of the
NYSE, NASDAQ, and stock
markets across the world.

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It would appear as though
those interested in gold
investing are also uncertain
about the duration of the
decade long bull market in the
precious metal.

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Investors are buying US
Treasuries in this uncertain
world even after Standard and
Poors downgraded US debt
after the Capitol Hill fiasco in
which congress and the
president were unable to come
to a quick compromise on
raising the US debt ceiling.

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With the use of sound
fundamental and technical
analysis traders can profit
from swings in interest rates
when buying US Treasuries
and selling them.

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Candlestick analysis of interest
rates helps traders objectively
anticipate market trends and
market reversal in rates and
profit thereby.

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Recently investors were
buying US treasuries, the ten
year note, for as low as a
1.76% yield.

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US Treasury notes are issues
form terms ranging from one
to ten years in denominations
of $1,000.

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$1,000 is what the investor
will receive if he holds the
note to maturity.

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He will also receive taxable
interest every six months for
the duration of the note.

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What he pays when buying US
treasuries will depend upon
the market.

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By comparison Treasury Bills
have maturities of four weeks
to a year.

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They are sold at a discount
and the investor receives the
par value of Treasury Bills.

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For those interested in long
term investing when buying
US Treasuries there is the
Treasury bond.

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These are typically sold as a
30 year bond.

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Sales of the long bond have
fallen dramatically in last
decade or more as those
buying US Treasuries have
been concerned about inflation
eating away at the value of
their long term investment.

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Traders, however, can
profitably buy bonds or sell
bonds.

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In a stable currency this is
essentially interest rate
investing.

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On the other hand investing in
the national debt of several of
the so called PIIGS nations
(Portugal, Ireland, Italy,
Greece, and Spain)

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It is a bet on whether these
nations will default on their
debt or be bailed out by
wealthier members of the EU
and foreign investors in the
nick of time.

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US Treasuries are issued with
a fixed rate of interest.

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One can purchase them
directly or in the secondary
market, through a stock
broker, for example.

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Traders profit as investors
perceive market risk to be too
high throughout the world and
engage in buying US
Treasuries.

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Traders use Candlestick
patterns to anticipate interest
rate movement just as they
use Candlestick pattern
formations in trading stocks,
trading options, and trading
futures.

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To degree buying US
Treasuries involves foreign
currency trading.

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Investors buy dollars with
Euros, Yen, or British Pounds
and then, by buying US
Treasuries, hold assets in US
dollar denominated
instruments and hold an
investment that has never
defaulted.

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Traders can also profit by
keeping an eye on the Forex
markets in case of a flight to
the dollar as things worsen.