As noted earlier, the first POMO of the day is now complete and the Fed's balance is now $7.790 billion bigger. This is only part one of today's monetization game as the afternoon will see Bernanke's asset increase by another $8 billion at 2 pm. The Submitted to Accepted ratio one POMO 1 came at a surprisingly low 2.2x, which indicates that PDs are not cash starved, and instead it leads us to believe that the selling in the markets is Primary Dealer driven. Hopefully the GETCOs will be able to sustain the offer-pressure should the selling intensify by day end as more and more banks seek to exit profitable risk positions.