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F10 · DEMAND FOR THE DEBT

Treasury auction demand (coupon bid-to-cover)

2.52
CALM ROBUST z -0.13 DRS 95 weekly as of 2026-05-28

Where it sits: near the middle of its last decade.

The full history

1994 high 4.64 · low 1.33 · now 2.52 · 3 recessions shaded 2026

How it is read

What it measures
demand for the debt
Where it sits
near the middle of its last decade — at the 50th percentile of its last decade.
z vs. its window
-0.13 (strain side: down). 886 observations in the window.
State rule
z < 1 CALM · 1 ≤ z < 2 WATCH · z ≥ 2 EXTREME, measured only toward the declared strain side.
Confidence
ROBUST — a primary official series, mechanically reported.
Reliability (DRS)
DRS 95 — Bid-to-cover of completed Note and Bond auctions, averaged per auction date. Announced-but-unheld auctions are excluded.

Where it comes from

TREASURY ↗ Every number on this site is reproducible from this primary source.

What it read at past stress points

Lehman, Sep 2008 2.51 · CALM
Q4-2018 selloff 2.31 ◆ WATCH
Curve inversion, Aug 2019 2.70 · CALM
COVID crash, Mar 2020 2.32 ◆ WATCH

Questions it helps answer

  • The Debt — Can the debt be carried — and who is carrying it?