Bond Market: “When Investors Should Worry”

You may recall hearing a lot about “credit default swaps” during the 2007-2009 financial crisis. As a reminder, a CDS is similar to an insurance contract, providing a bond investor with protection against a default.
In the past several months, the cost of that protection has fallen dramatically. The November Elliott Wave Financial Forecast, a monthly publication which provides an analysis of major U.S. financial markets, showed this chart and said: