May 05, 2026
Fear in the 'Fearless' Treasure Market
A paper on the treasury market:
"Fear in the 'Fearless' Treasury Market" (Wang, Wang, Zhang & Zhou, 2024).
MarketPsych's Bond "Fear" predicts U.S. Treasury bond risk premia with strong statistical support (22-30% out-of-sample R²) after controlling for traditional yield curve, macroeconomic, and sentiment predictors.
Sentiment data has a role in fixed income, not just in equities.
