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title: "Bond Traders Rush to Adjust Positions, Sending Strong Signal of Aggressive Fed Rate Hikes"
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url: "https://longbridge.com/en/news/289237689.md"
description: "Driven by strong non-farm payroll data, bond traders have significantly increased their bets on rate hikes via SOFR options. Futures prices have priced in a 25 basis point rate hike by year-end, while hedge funds’ net short positions in SOFR futures hit record highs, strongly signaling aggressive Federal Reserve rate hikes"
datetime: "2026-06-09T21:02:14.000Z"
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# Bond Traders Rush to Adjust Positions, Sending Strong Signal of Aggressive Fed Rate Hikes

Following the surprisingly robust U.S. non-farm payrolls report released last Friday, bond traders are flooding into the options market in overwhelming numbers, significantly increasing their bets on rate hikes tied to the Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR), which is highly sensitive to Federal Reserve policy. This hawkish shift in the options market has been mirrored in the futures market. Currently, futures prices have fully priced in a full 25 basis point rate hike by the end of the year, while speculative hedge funds’ net short positions in SOFR futures have surged to historic highs.

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