Recent developments highlight mixed conditions within the international bond market. On one hand, emerging markets debt is perceived positively, indicating growing interest and potential opportunities for fixed income investments. However, challenges persist, particularly with bondholder support issues and risks related to illiquid corporate bonds. Speculation is also prevalent due to central bank rate adjustments, impacting investor sentiment and market dynamics. The price action of International Bonds (BNDX) asset class is shaped by numerous forces, ranging from broad macroeconomic trends to asset-specific performance and market structure. The trend sentiment at -0.2 is modestly bearish. The market sentiment at 1.2 is very bullish. Trend sentiment measures the current trend of the stock price, and market sentiment reflects what market participants collectively think where the price will move next.There is no clear direction for BNDX since trend sentiment and market sentiment are at the opposite directions. The positive sentiment force for sector is at 1.3, and the negative at -0.1 on 2025-12-18. The forces of Asset Sentiment (2.1), Option Sentiment (1.5), and Price Level Sentiment (1.5) will drive up the price. The forces of and Asset Price Trend (-0.2) will drive down the price. The sentiment for Asset Price Trend is calculated based on BNDX trend. The sentiment for Option Speculation is calculated from put/call ratio. Price Level sentiment is positive when oversold, and negative when overbought. Asset Sentiment scores are extracted from headlines and market commentary. All sentiment scores are normalized on a -10 - +10 scale. The price level reaches 100 at Bollinger upper band, and zero at lower band.

BNDX
Date	Attention	Price	Price Level	Change	SMA10 Trend	Trend Sentiment	Hourly Trend	Hourly StdDev	Market Sentiment	Action	P	Asset Sentiment	News Sentiment
2025-12-18	1%(0.4%)	48.34	-39	-1.95%	-0.2%	-0.2	-0.2%	1%	1.3	Long	70%	2.1	1.5