Bond prices, and thus a bond fund's share price,
generally move in the opposite direction of interest rates.
For fixed income ETFs, bond prices, and thus an ETF's unit price,
generally move in the opposite direction of interest rates.
For fixed income ETFs, bond prices, and thus an ETF's unit price,
generally moves in the opposite direction of interest rates.
Because these funds often have extensive holdings in shorts or puts, returns
generally move in the opposite direction of the benchmark index.
Share prices and yield will be affected by interest rate movements, with bond prices
generally moving in the opposite direction from interest rates.
Note that any period of significant price appreciation for bonds may be unusual, as bond prices
generally move in the opposite direction of bond yields, which do not typically increase or decrease consistently over extended periods.
Bond prices
generally move in the opposite direction of interest rates.
Not exact matches
Although the oil price and the dollar have
moved in tandem for the last few weeks, the two
generally tend to trade
in the
opposite direction, as a stronger dollar encourages non-U.S. investors to sell oil and crude - importing countries to curtail their purchases.
Generally, bond and equity markets
move in opposite directions, so if your portfolio is diversified across both areas, unpleasant movements
in one will be offset by positive results
in another.
It should be noted that although COFI
generally follows trends
in market rates, it can
move in an
opposite direction over the near term (one of these periods is marked on the historical graph above).