Hi Chris Glad to see you back online. I wonder if you would do a play by play explanation on your interesting formula like you did for Larry's pattern and explain the thinking or underlying rationale for the formula? Thanks. Chris Cooper wrote: >In the past, I have used this calculation as a proxy for the shape of >the yield curve. It is the ratio of the forward rate between 2 and 10 >years and the 10 year rate itself. > > (((1 + USC10)**10) / ((1 + USC02)**2))**(1/(10-2)) - 1 > >Sharp moves in this "shape" engender some interesting predictive >relationships. > > > >>-----Original Message----- >>From: tech-spec-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >>[mailto:tech-spec-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of James Sogi >>Sent: Thursday, October 07, 2004 7:47 PM >>To: tech-spec@xxxxxxxxxxxxx; Speculators List >>Subject: [tech-spec] Yield c urve study >> >> >>Fundamental idea is steepening curve is pumping liquidity >>into system. >>Term structure of interest rates adds information above bond >>correlation >>with SP discussed in Prac. Spec. >>Pearson's product-moment correlation shows significant p score on % >>yield curve change to % sp mini continuous future change from >>9/3/03 to >>present on daily close. According to hypothesis tomorrow >>should be up >>day as today had curve gap up and steepen. Using 10yr-2yr CBOT yield >>index for curve. >> >>data: cv$ycc and cv$spc >>t = 2.0415, df = 272, p-value = 0.04217 >>alternative hypothesis: true correlation is not equal to 0 >>95 percent confidence interval: >> 0.004408132 0.237881019 >>sample estimates: >> cor >>0.1228439 >> >> >> >> >> >> > > > >