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Latest coupon auction

calm since 7 Oct 2026 (was watch)

Calm
Receipt

Latest coupon auction

2.54×

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as of 8 Oct 2026

29-Year 10-Month auction on 8 Oct 2026: bid-to-cover 2.54× vs 2.42× trailing-12 mean; dealers 6.8 %, indirects 72.3 %; high yield 5.618 %; tail not computed.

btc
2.54×
dealer share
6.8 %
indirect share
72.3 %
direct share
20.9 %
high yield
5.618 %
tail bp
not computed
12-auction mean btc
2.42×
12-auction mean dealer share
10.3 %

The when-issued tail is not computed (no free source). It is shown only when the editor enters it with a citation. All auctions →

Thresholds, rules and references
  • Calm btc >= mean12(btc) - 0.10 and dealer_share <= mean12(dealer_share) + 5 and indirect_share >= mean12(indirect_share) - 5
  • Watch otherwise
  • Stress btc < 2.0 or dealer_share >= 30
  • Breach dealer_share >= 50 or (tail_bp is not null and tail_bp >= 3 and term in ['10-Year','30-Year'])
  • Project rules: he names the internals (indirect bid first, then tail, then bid-to-cover) but gives no numbers; bands are relative to the trailing twelve auctions of the same term

Explainer → Why the Treasury's Nightmare May Soon Be Yours The Informationist, 29 Mar 2026 · CSV · JSON

  • 7 Oct 2026 watch → Calm 9-Year 10-Month auction on 7 Oct 2026: bid-to-cover 2.77× vs 2.51× trailing-12 mean; dealers 2.5 %, indirects 80.3 %; high yield 5.300 %; tail not computed.
  • 23 Sept 2026 calm → Watch 5-Year auction on 23 Sep 2026: bid-to-cover 2.21× vs 2.34× trailing-12 mean; dealers 15.8 %, indirects 54.3 %; high yield 5.033 %; tail not computed.
  • 22 Sept 2026 watch → Calm 2-Year auction on 22 Sep 2026: bid-to-cover 2.63× vs 2.61× trailing-12 mean; dealers 13.2 %, indirects 57.8 %; high yield 4.787 %; tail not computed.
  • 15 Sept 2026 tracking → Watch 19-Year 11-Month auction on 15 Sep 2026: bid-to-cover 2.57× vs 2.64× trailing-12 mean; dealers 16.9 %, indirects 52.5 %; high yield 5.420 %; tail not computed.
  • 15 Sept 2026 Tracking 19-Year 11-Month auction on 15 Sep 2026: bid-to-cover 2.57× vs — trailing-12 mean; dealers 16.9 %, indirects 52.5 %; high yield 5.420 %; tail not computed.

Latest buyback operation

calm since 4 Nov 2026 (was stress)

Calm
Receipt

Latest buyback operation

11.8× oversubscribed

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as of 5 Nov 2026

1Mo to 2Y buyback on 5 Nov 2026: $47.32 B offered against a $4.0 B cap (11.8× oversubscribed); Treasury accepted $4.00 B (the full cap).

cap
$4.00 B
offered
$47.32 B
accepted
$4.00 B
oversubscription
11.8×
cap taken pct
100.0 %
intent vs cap
$0.00 B

All buyback operations →

Thresholds, rules and references
  • Calm offered / cap >= 5 and accepted >= cap
  • Watch otherwise
  • Stress offered / cap < 2
  • Breach offered < cap
  • Project rules: his 2026-09-08 reference was 7.9–15.3× oversubscribed with 100 % of the cap taken; 5× keeps 'calm' well inside that; undersubscription would mean sellers did not show up

Explainer → Did the US Treasury Just Blink? The Informationist, 23 Aug 2026 · CSV · JSON

  • 4 Nov 2026 stress → Calm 10Y to 20Y buyback on 4 Nov 2026: $39.64 B offered against a $6.0 B cap (6.6× oversubscribed); Treasury accepted $6.00 B (the full cap).
  • 27 Oct 2026 calm → Stress 20Y to 30Y buyback on 27 Oct 2026: $10.75 B offered against a $6.0 B cap (1.8× oversubscribed); Treasury accepted $6.00 B (the full cap).
  • 15 Oct 2026 watch → Calm 10Y to 20Y buyback on 15 Oct 2026: $40.84 B offered against a $6.0 B cap (6.8× oversubscribed); Treasury accepted $6.00 B (the full cap).
  • 6 Oct 2026 calm → Watch 2Y to 3Y buyback on 6 Oct 2026: $14.76 B offered against a $4.0 B cap (3.7× oversubscribed); Treasury accepted $1.33 B (−$2.67 B vs the cap).
  • 1 Oct 2026 watch → Calm 10Y to 20Y buyback on 1 Oct 2026: $46.39 B offered against a $6.0 B cap (7.7× oversubscribed); Treasury accepted $6.00 B (the full cap).
  • 29 Sept 2026 stress → Watch 1Y to 10Y buyback on 29 Sep 2026: $3.98 B offered against a $750 M cap (5.3× oversubscribed); Treasury accepted $605 M (−$145 M vs the cap).
  • 24 Sept 2026 watch → No fresh data No completed buyback operation yet.
  • 24 Sept 2026 watch → Stress 20Y to 30Y buyback on 24 Sep 2026: $10.47 B offered against a $6.0 B cap (1.7× oversubscribed); Treasury accepted $4.08 B (−$1.92 B vs the cap); the 4th under-cap take in 54 long-end operations.

Buyback capacity this quarter

Tracking
Receipt

Buyback capacity this quarter

$39 B

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−$32.3 B vs previous quarteras of 5 Nov 2026

8 operations scheduled 1 Oct–5 Nov 2026 with caps totalling $38.8 B ($39 B liquidity support, $0 B cash management).

Operations
8 (8 done)
Liquidity support
$38.8 B
Cash management
$0.0 B
Previous quarter
$71.0 B
Thresholds, rules and references

Metric: sum(MaximumPurchaseAmountDollars) over the current calendar window; split liquidity_support / cash_management

Explainer → Did the US Treasury Just Blink? The Informationist, 23 Aug 2026 · CSV · JSON

  • 17 Sept 2026 unknown → Tracking 16 operations scheduled 1 Jul–17 Sep 2026 with caps totalling $64.3 B ($39 B liquidity support, $25 B cash management).

Bills as share of marketable debt

watch since 31 Aug 2026 (was unknown)

Watch
Receipt

Bills as share of marketable debt

22.4 %

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−0.4 pp on the monthas of 30 Sept 2026

Bills as share of marketable debt fell 0.4 pp over the month to 22.4 %, 2.4 pp above the cited 20.0 % watch line.

16.0 %18.0 %20.0 %22.0 %24.0 %20222023202420252026watch 20.0 % (cited)stress 25.0 % (project)
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Thresholds, rules and references
Thresholds for Bills as share of marketable debt
StateRuleStated by
Watch>= 20.0 %TBAC recommendation (~20 %, 15 % floor) via 23 Aug 2026
Stress>= 25.0 %Project rule — well past the recommendation

Explainer → Did the US Treasury Just Blink? The Informationist, 23 Aug 2026 · CSV · JSON

  • 31 Aug 2026 unknown → Watch Bills as share of marketable debt rose 0.6 pp over the month to 22.8 %, 2.2 pp below the project's 25.0 % stress line.

Foreign official holdings of Treasuries

Tracking
Receipt

Foreign official holdings of Treasuries

$3 755.6 B

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−$17.5 B on the monthas of 1 Aug 2026

Foreign official holdings fell $17.5 B on the month to $3 755.6 B (no consecutive monthly rise).

$3 800.0 B$3 900.0 B$4 000.0 B2026
Thresholds, rules and references

Explainer → The Informationist Institutional, No. 1 — The Global Bond Bar Tab quarterly letter for professional allocators; members-only PDF, no public permalink, 20 Sept 2026 · CSV · JSON

  • 1 Jul 2026 unknown → Tracking Foreign official holdings fell $5.0 B on the month to $3 773.1 B (no consecutive monthly rise).
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