How low will the 7-year US Treasury yield get in Oct 2026: PBE moves “5.02% or below” down to 45% from 55%
New Treasury data reached the model between 20:14 UTC and 20:09 UTC on Oct 9. Same model version, later data cutoff: here is exactly which inputs changed.
Data illustration generated by PropBetEdge Predictions from this story’s evidence
5.02% or below · pbe-rates-path@1.0.0 · 20:14 UTC → 20:09 UTC
How low will the 7-year US Treasury yield get in Oct 2026?
5.02% or below · WINDOW OPEN · OBSERVING
Quick read
- pbe-rates-path@1.0.0 moved “5.02% or below” from 55% to 45% (−10 pts).
- Later data cutoff: Oct 8 20:14Z → Oct 9 20:09Z; same model version, so the move reflects inputs, not a model change.
- Primary inputs changed: Daily volatility (EWMA), Latest official par yield, Business days left.
- A comparable market observation was not captured with both snapshots, so no market move is stated.
What changed in the inputs
Between the snapshot captured at Oct 8 20:14Z (data cutoff Oct 8 20:14Z) and the one at Oct 9 20:09Z (cutoff Oct 9 20:09Z), the same model version — pbe-rates-path@1.0.0 — moved “5.02% or below” from 55% to 45%. The model inputs that changed: Daily volatility (EWMA) from 5.2 bp to 5.1 bp; Latest official par yield from 5.11% to 5.13%; Business days left from 15 to 14.
| Input | Before | After | Primary |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daily volatility (EWMA) | 5.2 bp | 5.1 bp | yes |
| last_published_date | 2026-10-08 | 2026-10-09 | — |
| Latest official par yield | 5.11% | 5.13% | yes |
| Business days left | 15 | 14 | yes |
This page reports which stored inputs differ between two immutable forecasts. It does not claim why the underlying yields changed.
The forecast path
Data table
| Time (UTC) | Source | Value % |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 3 19:30Z | PBE pbe-rates-path@1.0.0 | 43 |
| Oct 5 19:50Z | PBE pbe-rates-path@1.0.0 | 37 |
| Oct 6 19:54Z | PBE pbe-rates-path@1.0.0 | 45 |
| Oct 7 19:54Z | PBE pbe-rates-path@1.0.0 | 45 |
| Oct 8 20:14Z | PBE pbe-rates-path@1.0.0 | 55 |
| Oct 9 20:09Z | PBE pbe-rates-path@1.0.0 | 45 |
A comparable market observation was not captured with both snapshots, so no market move is stated.
The two snapshots
| Earlier | Later | |
|---|---|---|
| Captured | Oct 8 20:14Z | Oct 9 20:09Z |
| Data cutoff | Oct 8 20:14Z | Oct 9 20:09Z |
| Guidance runs | — | — |
| PBE | 55% | 45% |
| Market at capture | — | — |
Evidence & method
What this story is based on. Every value above was read from these immutable records.
- Model
- pbe-rates-path@1.0.0 · RESEARCH
- Snapshot
- 554c061a-baf7-45d0-8b93-8c145ac86f9b
- Compared with
- b2dbc0ff-76c7-4100-b6f4-0d5e7f32a975
- Captured
- Oct 9 20:09Z
- Data cutoff
- Oct 9 20:09Z
- Source families
- U.S. Department of the Treasury · PBE calibration rates-path-v1 (standardized daily changes 1962-2017)
- Resolves on
- U.S. Department of the Treasury (Daily Treasury Par Yield Curve Rates) — Daily Treasury Par Yield Curve Rate, 7-year tenor, first published value per business day
- Independent check
- FRED DGS7 (H.15 constant maturity, same Treasury curve)
- Measurement
- Daily par yield for the 7-year tenor on each business day 2026-10-01..2026-10-30; intraday values not considered
- Rounding
- Yields as published (two decimals)
- Exceptions
- The market may expire early once the threshold is met · First published value per business day governs unless the Exchange finds a material error
- Random-walk drift assumption; no macro-release calendar effects yet
- Contracts already decided by the published path are not forecast
Rates · Treasury yield paths — inputs: Official Daily Treasury Par Yield Curve (settlement source); EWMA volatility x bootstrapped historical daily changes. This model on the research board →
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