Maturity is drawn on a logarithmic time axis, so the short end gets the room it deserves. Line color reflects the curve's shape.
Reference Shapes Comparison
Your curve against two illustrative textbook shapes: a healthy upward-sloping curve and a pre-recession inversion (late-2006 style, approximate).
Yield Spread Analysis
2Y–10Y Spread
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3M–10Y Spread
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5Y–30Y Spread
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Butterfly (2s5s10s)
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Where the curve slopes — segment by segment
Each bar is the yield change between neighboring maturities, in basis points. Red bars below the dashed zero line are inverted segments — this shows exactly where the inversion lives.
Custom Spread Calculator
Forward Rate Calculator
The forward rate is the future interest rate the current curve implies: investing to the end period must earn the same as investing to the start period and rolling into the forward. Formula: (1+y₂)t₂ = (1+y₁)t₁ × (1+f)t₂−t₁.
Spot to Start
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Spot to End
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Implied Forward
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Forward vs End Spot
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what the market implies rates will do
Spot Rates vs Implied Forwards
Green bars are today's spot rates; amber bars are the forward rates the curve implies for future periods. Forwards below spots mean the market is pricing in falling rates.
Economic Signals from the Yield Curve
Recession Probability (next 12 months)
Estrella–Mishkin probit model on the 3M–10Y spread — the classic academic model behind the New York Fed's recession indicator. An approximation for education, not a forecast.
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Fed Policy Stance
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read from the 3-month rate
Growth Outlook
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read from the 2Y–10Y slope
5Y→5Y Forward Rate
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long-run rate expectations proxy
Historical Curve Patterns
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Bond Portfolio Impact Analysis
Estimates how a parallel yield shift changes portfolio value using the standard duration + convexity approximation: ΔV ≈ −D·Δy·V + ½·C·(Δy)²·V.
Total Value Change
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Duration Effect
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first-order (linear)
Convexity Effect
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second-order (always helps)
P&L across yield shifts
The straight line is what duration alone predicts; the curved line adds convexity. The gap between them is why investors pay up for convexity — it cushions losses and boosts gains. The dashed marker is your chosen shift.
Bond Price, Duration & Convexity Calculator
Exact cash-flow math for an annual-pay bond: price, Macaulay & modified duration, convexity, and DV01 — the numbers the Portfolio Impact tab consumes.
Price
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Macaulay Duration
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weighted avg. time to cash flows
Modified Duration
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% price change per 1% yield move
Convexity
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DV01
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$ change per 1 bp move
Term Premium Estimator
A rough decomposition of the 10-year yield into an expected-short-rate path (proxied by the average of the 3M, 1Y, 2Y and 5Y points) plus whatever is left over — the term premium investors demand for holding duration risk.
10Y Yield
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Expected Short-Rate Path
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avg of 3M, 1Y, 2Y, 5Y
Term Premium
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Saved Yield Curve Scenarios
Save curves to compare regimes side by side. Stored locally in your browser.