Use the slider to filter
out smaller issues.
The compression in
recent months
indicates higher
perceived risk in
Six Flags.
–DIS – Walt Disney Co/The (Multiple Issuers) item. In Facets,
unclick the Leisure BCLASS 4 filter, and under Issuer, click on Walt
Disney Co to include Disney Bonds.
To visualize the Six Flags bonds compared with the Disney
bonds, click on the Bond Chart tab (FIG. 6).
Fig. 6 Filter down to Six Flags and Disney bonds, and click on the Bond Chart tab to compare them.
relative to the Bloomberg Barclays High Yield Index over the past
several months (FIG. 7).
Fig. 7 Click on the SIX 5.5% 2027s in the chart and use the drop-down to navigate to
Plot Yield Performance Relative to Index.
Gee is a credit market specialist, Katchay is a product manager for
contact management and collaboration, and Thakkar is a product
manager for core fixed-income analytics, all at Bloomberg in New York.
- Finally, in FIW, right-click on the SIX 5.5% 2027s and use the
drop-down next to the security ticker to find Plot Yield Performance
Relative to Index. The yield of the 2027s has compressed noticeably
- Next, let’s compare Six Flags bonds with Disney securities.
Open the Facets panel and select only Six Flags under Issuer. (If
you don’t see an Issuer section, click on the pencil icon to the right
of Reset Facets and use the Edit Facets window to add it.) Next,
to add Disney bonds, enter “Disney” in the field
at the top of the screen. In the list of matches, click on the Ticker
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