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title: "Traders bet heavily on U.S. Treasury options, wagering that the 10-year yield will fall back to 4% within weeks"
description: "Traders are heavily buying U.S. Treasury bond options, betting that there will be a wave of bond rallies in the coming weeks, pulling the 10-year Treasury yield back to 4%, a level not reached since t"
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published_at: "2025-12-22T18:18:40.000Z"
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# Traders bet heavily on U.S. Treasury options, wagering that the 10-year yield will fall back to 4% within weeks

> Traders are heavily buying U.S. Treasury bond options, betting that there will be a wave of bond rallies in the coming weeks, pulling the 10-year Treasury yield back to 4%, a level not reached since the end of November. Data on open interest released by the CME on Monday confirmed that in the past week, investors have been buying a significant amount of a 10-year U.S. Treasury March option contract. The total premium paid for this position so far is exceptionally large, around $80 million; open interest in the option contract surged to 171,153 contracts, a 300% increase in one week

Traders are heavily buying U.S. Treasury bond options, betting that there will be a wave of bond rallies in the coming weeks, pulling the 10-year Treasury yield back to 4%, a level not reached since the end of November. The Chicago Mercantile Exchange reported on Monday that open interest data confirmed that investors have been buying a significant amount of a 10-year U.S. Treasury March options contract over the past week. The total premium paid for this position has been unusually large, around $80 million; open interest in the options contract surged to 171,153 contracts, a 300% increase in just one week

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