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Sector Spotlight: Yield Curve Steepening Accelerates

Julius de Kempenaer

Julius de Kempenaer

Senior Technical Analyst, StockCharts.com

In this edition of Sector Spotlight, as it is the first Tuesday of the new month, I take a look at the monthly charts for asset classes and US sectors. Most of the (strong) monthly trends are still intact. The long-term chart of the 10-2 yield curve, in combination with the S&P 500, is something to keep an eye on, as I points out a few previous occasions of yield curve steepening that led to a decline in the S&P 500. I wrap up the show with an update for my Long/Short basket, replacing one short with a new one!

This video was originally broadcast on November 3rd, 2020. Click anywhere on the Sector Spotlight logo above to view on our dedicated Sector Spotlight page, or click this link to watch on YouTube.

Sector Spotlight airs weekly on Tuesdays at 10:30-11:00am ET. Past episodes can be found here.

I also made a guest appearance on today's episode of The Final Bar with David Keller, in which I visualized the stock-bond ratio and showed how that relates to a steepening yield curve. You can watch below; my segment begins at 13:27.

#StaySafe, -Julius

Julius de Kempenaer
Senior Technical Analyst, StockCharts.com
CreatorRelative Rotation Graphs
FounderRRG Research
Host ofSector Spotlight

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Julius de Kempenaer
About the author: is the creator of Relative Rotation Graphs™. This unique method to visualize relative strength within a universe of securities was first launched on Bloomberg professional services terminals in January of 2011 and was released on StockCharts.com in July of 2014. After graduating from the Dutch Royal Military Academy, Julius served in the Dutch Air Force in multiple officer ranks. He retired from the military as a captain in 1990 to enter the financial industry as a portfolio manager for Equity & Law (now part of AXA Investment Managers). Learn More