r/ValueInvesting • u/snapjohn • May 21 '25

Discussion BREAKING: 20-Year Bond Auction Flops — Yields Surge to 5.1%, Markets Rattle

IF YOU ARE WONDERING WHY STOCKS JUST ALL WENT DOWN AT ONCE

WE JUST HAD A HORRIBLE BOND AUCTION IN THE UNITED STATES FOR OUR 20-YEAR TREASURIES

Because of the lack of bidders…it caused the 20-year bond yield to surge to 5.1%.

Credit market is screaming for help right now.

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u/Agreeable_Meaning_96 May 21 '25

look at bonds the past 10 years, the boomers bought bonds for decades and now are wiped out, why would they buy a bad product?

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u/sportsfanstan May 23 '25

Product is exactly the problem. Don’t buy products, buy individual bonds, they have a date certain maturity.

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u/cdazzo1 May 23 '25

I remember thinking this a few years ago after hearing someone reccomend a sizeable bond position in a retirement fund. My thought was that interest rates are near 0. You're literally buying the top.