Head for the hills.

The S&P 500 is down 21 points, or 1.3%, to 1636 as the market begins to kick and scream about the taper. Traders are rushing into the safety of bonds and the 10-year has broken back into the July-early August range with yields now down 6.5 bps on the day to 2.72%.

10s

10 year yields

There are stops in USD/JPY below the big figure but another set of strong bids is protecting 96.90, which represents the Aug 20 low. Afterwards, there are bids at 96.50, also in size.

USDJPY daily chart