Dow Plunges Nearly 1000 Points; Video of Riots in Greece; Dollar Melt-Up Continues; Treasury Bears Slaughtered

Treasuries and the US dollar both rallied hard today as panic broke out in Greece and equity markets worldwide.

Video of Greek Riots

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rshdJZruH_0]

That video is from yesterday. Tensions rose again today.

At one point the S&P; futures fell all the way to 1056 from an opening at 1163. I have seen these kind of days close green, but the treasury market sure isn’t buying this rally.

Yield Curve as of 2010-05-06 3:15PM EST

Bullish Flattening of Yield Curve

That chart shows a bullish flattening of the yield curve as I expected. Those expecting a bearish flattening (yields rising) got their clocks cleaned today as treasury bears were slaughtered.

Mike “Mish” Shedlock
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