# From Market Whiplash to MSR Hedging Strategy | Optimal Insights | May 19

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Podcast: [Optimal Insights - Mortgage Data & Capital Markets Insights](https://stenobird.com/podcast/optimal-insights-mortgage-data-capital-markets-insights-7025480)
Published: 2026-05-19T10:30:00+00:00
Episode link: https://optimal-insights.captivate.fm/episode/ep-84
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Duration seconds: 2595

## Resource

In this episode, Jim, James, and Alex kick things off with a market update focused on inflation, rate volatility, and broader investor sentiment. They discuss recent CPI and PPI data, rising Treasury yields, and geopolitical factors, while exploring why equity markets continue to rebound despite persistent inflation pressures and uncertainty. Then, James and Vimi continue their MSR-focused discussion from last week, where they walk through MSR analytics, valuation workflows, scenario analysis, prepayment modeling, and the fundamentals of MSR hedging. Key Points: Recent inflation data and energy-driven market volatility Why equity markets continue to rebound despite uncertainty MSR valuation, prepayment modeling, and hedging considerations Chapters: 00:00 – Market Update and Rate Volatility 08:00 – Equity Market Resilience and Investor Behavior 16:00 – Inflation Data and Fed Outlook 22:00 – MSR Analytics and Day-to-Day Valuation 38:00 – MSR Hedging and Key Rate Durations Optimal Insights Team: Jim Glennon, SVP, Hedging & Trading Operations James Cahill, MSF/MSR Account Manager Alex Hebner, Hedge Account Manager Vimi Vasudeva, Managing Director, Hedging & Trading Client Services Production Team: Executive Producer: Sara Holtz Producer: Matt Gilhooly Commentary included in the podcast shall not be construed as, nor is Optimal Blue providing, any legal, trading, hedging, or financial advice. mortgage markets, capital markets, interest rates, inflation, Fed policy, MSR, mortgage servicing rights, MSR valuation, MSR hedging, prepayment modeling, yield curve, key rate duration, DV01, mortgage pipeline, hedging strategy, economic outlook, market volatility, Treasuries, mortgage rates, Optimal Blue, Optimal Insights podcast

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