10Y Note Futures Open Interest in 2015
10Y Note Futures Open Interest opened 2015 at 2,671,228 and closed at 2,487,067, a -6.89% move for the year. The high of 3,186,319 was reached on May 26, and the low of 2,487,067 on December 29.
Monthly Breakdown
| Month | Open | Close | High | Low | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 2,671,228 | 2,673,543 | 2,701,144 | 2,671,228 | +0.09% |
| Feb | 2,624,479 | 2,667,037 | 2,667,037 | 2,557,786 | +1.62% |
| Mar | 2,602,234 | 2,767,663 | 2,805,417 | 2,602,234 | +6.36% |
| Apr | 2,798,512 | 2,841,743 | 2,841,743 | 2,798,512 | +1.54% |
| May | 2,851,585 | 3,186,319 | 3,186,319 | 2,825,685 | +11.74% |
| Jun | 2,819,872 | 2,718,708 | 2,819,872 | 2,670,001 | -3.59% |
| Jul | 2,725,079 | 2,798,316 | 2,798,316 | 2,696,755 | +2.69% |
| Aug | 2,923,638 | 3,025,581 | 3,025,581 | 2,923,638 | +3.49% |
| Sep | 2,804,430 | 2,753,639 | 2,804,430 | 2,644,568 | -1.81% |
| Oct | 2,769,936 | 2,756,760 | 2,794,144 | 2,756,760 | -0.48% |
| Nov | 2,697,923 | 2,762,356 | 2,762,356 | 2,606,894 | +2.39% |
| Dec | 2,780,808 | 2,487,067 | 2,780,808 | 2,487,067 | -10.56% |
Events During 2015
The PBoC devalued the yuan by 1.9% in a single day on August 11, 2015, the first meaningful devaluation since 1994. Global risk assets convulsed.
Brent crude fell from $115 in June 2014 to $27 in January 2016, a 77% collapse. Shale oversupply and OPEC's refusal to cut production broke the commodity supercycle that had dominated markets since 2003.
The Swiss National Bank abandoned its 1.20 EUR/CHF floor on January 15, 2015. The franc immediately surged 30%, blowing up retail FX brokers and exposing the fragility of exchange rate commitments.
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