Henry Carstens Forecast — Markets

Where the next twenty days are leaning.

2026-09-28: Markets whisper. The web waits.

The Web of Markets

2026-09-28
How to read the Web of Markets
  • Green dot: Bullish outlook
  • Red dot: Bearish outlook
  • Gray dot: Mixed or neutral
  • Light-blue lines: These two markets may move together (the link is not a 20-day bull/bear call)
  • Thicker lines: Stronger link between those two markets
  • Pulsing lines: Potential volatility between those two markets
Financial → Interest Rates 2.1σ alert p=48%Interest RatesFinancial MSFT 2.1σ alertCommodityCurrencyCryptoRatesFinancialCommodityFXCrypto
  • Interest Rates↗Higher long yields are likely to persist over the next 20 sessions as nominal growth dominates.
  • Financial↗Broad equities are expected to churn modestly higher with continued narrow AI leadership and weak breadth.
  • Commodity↗Commodities are likely to remain supported overall with oil and natgas firm over the next 20 sessions.
  • Currency↗The dollar is expected to hold firm supported by yield differentials over the next 20 sessions.
  • Crypto↗20d corr +0.19 — The current LONG block is expected to persist until the next boundary with no sign of correlation flipping negative.
Direction ratio 0.86 bullish (+26pp weekly):sustained BULLISH_BIAS streak of 1 day but contracting breadth momentum at -2

Geopolitical Risk

Stable 42%
  • Middle East→Iran-backed proxy clashes with Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon(14d outlook)
  • Eastern Europe→Stalemate in Ukraine with Russian signaling on winter energy flows(21d outlook)
  • Western Pacific→Chinese naval drills and airspace incursions near Taiwan(30d outlook)
  • Red Sea→Intermittent Houthi drone attacks on commercial vessels(10d outlook)

National Accounts Risk

Neutral — leaning risk-off
Cash Flow
Neutral
1/3 agreeing
USD direction (DXY proxy) -0.18
JPY carry direction +0.10
Commodity-currency breadth -1.00
Income
Neutral
2/5 agreeing
SPY 50-day SMA slope +0.27
IWM/SPY ratio (small-cap appetite) -1.00
QQQ/SPY ratio (growth bid) +1.00
Balance Sheet
Risk Off
3/5 agreeing
Yield curve (10y-2y) +0.46
HY credit spread z-score -1.00
Real yields z-score -1.00
As of 2026-09-28 · Cash Flow / Income / Balance Sheet per Finance View framework