PIPELINE: Corporate Bond Roundup: $4B Walmart Leads Midweek Supply

Apr-23 19:42

$11.85B to Price Wednesday

  • Date $MM Issuer (Priced *, Launch #)
  • 04/23 $4B *Walmart $750M 2Y +22, $750M 2Y SOFR+43, $1B 5Y +37, $1.5B 10Y +52
  • 04/23 $2.25B #QXO Inc. 7NC3 6.75%
  • 04/23 $1.5B *OCP $750M 5Y +235, $750M +10Y +260
  • 04/23 $1.25B *Rentokil Terminix $750M 5Y +115, $500M 10Y +135, 
  • 04/23 $1B *Jane Street 8NC3 6.75%
  • 04/23 $750M *Bank of Peru 10.25NC5 6.5%
  • 04/23 $700M *Guardian Life 5Y +80
  • 04/23 $400M *Hanwa Futureproof 3Y +95

Historical bullets

US TSYS: Targeted Tariffs Helps Buoy Sentiment

Mar-24 19:37
  • Treasuries look to finish near lows Monday as Trump admin trade policy narrowed from universal tariffs to more targeted approach when the April 2 "Liberation Day" arrives.
  • Treasury futures extended lows after S&P Flash PMI services (54.3 bbg cons 51.0) and composite (53.5 cons 50.9) data came out higher then expected while manufacturing declined (49.8 bbg cons 51.7).
  • Atlanta Fed Pres Bostic (non-2025 FOMC voter, leans hawk) says in a Bloomberg interview that he has reduced his 2025 rate cut expectations to 1 in March's economic projections versus 2 previously, "because I think we will see inflation be very bumpy", and delayed inflation progress warranted pushing back the path to neutral rates.
  • The Jun'25 10Y currently trades 110-17 (-18), just above initial technical support at 110-16.5 (Low Mar 24) followed by 110-12.5 (Low Mar 6 & 13). Resistance above at 111-25 (Mar 11 high), support below at 110-12.5/110-00 (Low Mar 6 & 13 / High Feb 7). Tsy 10Y yield climbs to 4.3346% high, curves still mixed: 2s10s +.014 at 29.406, 5s30s -1.943 at 56.480.
  • Late tariff headlines saw risk sentiment cool slightly after Trump said he would announce additional tariffs on cars "shortly" and pharmaceuticals at "some point".

USDJPY TECHS: Trading Below The 50-Day EMA

Mar-24 19:30
  • RES 4: 154.80 High Dec 12 ‘24 and a key resistance     
  • RES 3: 152.70 50.0% retracement of the Jan 10 - Mar 11 bear leg  
  • RES 2: 151.01/30 50-day EMA / High Mar 3  
  • RES 1: 150.76 High Mar 24 
  • PRICE: 150.54 @ 16:53 GMT Mar 24 
  • SUP 1: 148.18/146.54 Low Mar 20 / 11 and the bear trigger   
  • SUP 2: 147.02 1.0% 10-dma envelope
  • SUP 3: 145.00 Round number support 
  • SUP 4: 144.13 76.4% retracement of the 16 ‘24 - Jan 10 bull leg 

The primary trend direction in USDJPY is down and recent gains are considered corrective. Key resistance to watch is 151.01, the 50-day EMA. A clear break of this average would signal scope for a stronger rally. For bears, a resumption of weakness would refocus attention on key support and the bear trigger at 146.54, the Mar 11 low. Clearance of this level would resume the downtrend.  

US TSYS: Late SOFR/Treasury Option Roundup

Mar-24 19:19

Option desks continued to report better low delta SOFR puts sprds on net Monday, Tsy option flow rotating around 5- and 10Y calls despite continued weakness in underlying futures. Projected rate cuts through mid-2025 consolidate vs. early morning levels (*) as follows: May'25 at -3.9bp (-4.5bp), Jun'25 at -16.7bp (-19.3bp), Jul'25 at -28bp (-31bp), Sep'25 -42.7bp (-46.5bp).

  • SOFR Options:
    • 10,000 SFRM5 96.00/96.25/96.50 call flys
    • over 20,000 SFRU5/SFRZ5 95.68/95.81 put spd spds
    • +20,000 SFRH6 93.75/94.25 put spds, 0.75
    • +10,000 0QU5 95.50 puts, 3.5 vs. 96.4555/0.10%
    • 1,800 SFRK5 96.00/96.12/96.25/96.37 call spds, ref 95.90
    • 2,000 SFRZ5 96.00/96.25 2x1 put spds
  • Treasury Options:
    • 3,250 FVK5 110 calls, 3 ref 107-19.5
    • 2,250 TUM5 103.87/104.37 call spds ref 103-13.12
    • over 5,000 FVK5 108.5 calls, 14.5 last ref 107-22.25
    • 2,400 TYK5 112/113 call spds ref 110-19.5
    • 4,000 wk4 112.5/114 1x2 call spds
    • 15,000 TYK5 114 calls ref 110-26.5
    • over 20,000 TYK5 112/TYM5 112.5 call spds, 10 net db/June over vs. 110-31.5/0.05%
    • 3,000 TYK5 109 puts, 11 ref 110-25
    • 2,000 TYM5 111/114 call spds vs. 107.5 puts ref 110-28
    • over 4,000 FVK5 107 puts