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Market InsightsRalph Acampora, CMT

Altaira Wealth Management

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10-Year Bond Yields—Remain in a firm downtrend; making a series of lower low and lower highs; would require a close above 3.5% to reverse the secular downtrend.

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Interest Rates and Inflation

Source: Federal Reserve, BLS, J.P. Morgan Asset Management.Real 10-year Treasury yields are calculated as the daily Treasury yield less year-over-year core CPI inflation for that month except for March 2015, where real yields are calculated by subtracting out February 2015 year-over-year core inflation. All returns above reflect annualized total returns, which include reinvestment of dividends. Corporate bond returns are based on a composite index of investment grade bond performance. Data are as of March 31, 2015.

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Nominal and Real 10-year Treasury Yields

Mar. 31, 2015: 0.25%

Sep. 30, 1981: 15.84%

Mar. 31, 2015: 1.94%

Nominal 10-year Treasury Yield

Real 10-year Treasury Yield

Average(1958 – 2015 YTD) 3/31/15

Nominal Yields 6.24% 1.94%Real Yields 2.48% 0.25%Inflation 3.79% 1.69%

Rising Rate Corp. Bonds S&P 500 1958-1981 3.0% 8.6% Ann. Inflation 5.0% 5.0% Ann. Real Return -2.0% 3.5%

Falling Rate Corp. Bonds S&P 500 1982-2014 9.6% 11.7% Ann. Inflation 3.0% 3.0% Ann. Real Return 6.6% 8.6%

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U.S. Inflation (Annual CPI)

SPX Index—Remains in a secular uptrend after breaking topside a 13-year bear market.

DJIA vs DJTA—Negative divergence—Industrials trending higher while Transports have reversed an uptrend.

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U.S. Unemployment Trends

XLK—Pullback towards an uptrend support line underway; remains in a major uptrend.

XLU—Major trend has turned lower after the recent uptrend violation; next support at $40.

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